Analysis of Dying Thoughts
As I lay here feeling lonely, in pain,
I hear the lonely whistle of a train.
I’ll likely die laying here in the rain.
I was stupid and got shot in the brain.
—
A scam by you I could never believe.
Thought I was in love, too blind to see.
Now you laugh at me and ignore my plea.
I was naïve to think that you loved me.
—
As you walk away, I think of the night
that we met in the park, under the light.
The night that stranger gave you such a fright.
The clues you left me, I see in hindsight.
—
I can’t see you now you’re too far away.
Everything around me is turning gray.
For me, now would be a good time to pray.
Soon I will see that heavenly gateway.
Scheme | AAAA BCCC DDDD EEEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101001 1101010101 1101101001 1110011001 1 0111111001 111011111 1111100111 1111111111 1 1110111101 1110011001 0111011101 011111101 1 1111111101 100111101 1111101111 111111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 648 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 487 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 139 |
About this poem
A poem about someone that figured it out too late.
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Written on May 31, 2018
Submitted by UJ on August 03, 2021
Modified on March 19, 2023
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