Analysis of They’re gone



Isn’t it crazy all the friends we’ve had
Now they are all gone and it’s kinda sad
I use to have a friend I could sing out loud with.
I really miss a friend I thought I’d never miss.
I had a friend who’s nick name was turtle
I had a friend who tripped on life hurtles
What happened to my friend who played guitar?
I guess someone else left for the stars
Remember that friend I’d always scrap?
The next day there we are patting each other’s back
My friend I went fishing with all the time,
I think they reached the end of their line
Where’s my friend that would write a lot?
Oh wait that’s me, you probably forgot.


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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 617
Words 122
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 474
Words per stanza (avg) 122

About this poem

Thinking of your old friends

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Written on August 20, 2021

Submitted by SweetGypsy on August 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Livingstone

Born in Peterborough, Canada and grew up there as well. Had a ruff childhood all the way to his 30’s He then started changing his views and outlook on life in 2005 when his best friend took his own life. Never truly getting over his friends death he has used those feeling and emotions for writing. more…

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