Analysis of Covid



The anguish
Despair in the voices I hear
They are masqueraded but I know they exist
I feel it
I sense it
The uneasiness, the buzz, headaches so slight
Sporadic but the whirl of laments are heard
Felt through the air
Like vibrations of dark beings
Soulless, needing pity
Silent and yet we feel for all
Not knowing names
Not knowing what will become
Anger
Anger for those faces too
Despair
The confusion of what should be and yet we blame
We blame ourselves, our weaknesses
We put on the masks to overcome unpredictable surges
So many masks on so many days..


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 010 01001011 111111101 111 111 010001111 01010110111 1101 10101110 101010 10011111 1101 1101101 10 1011101 01 001011110111 1100110100 11101110010010 110111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 537
Words 102
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 449
Words per stanza (avg) 102

About this poem

I wrote this as a result of my mixed emotions after once again listening to the news and how Covid was affecting our lives. It is a slab of emotions and ideas of these troubling times not only of mine but how I sense others are feeling as well..

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Written on August 22, 2021

Submitted by Philomena on August 21, 2021

Modified on May 04, 2023

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