Analysis of Breakage

Jenny Price 1987 (Fond du lac, Wisconsin)



I hear you. I see you. And, my story is common. I try to laugh. And, I try to smile.
But when I'm alone I feel invadage. The voices surround me. And, all the thoughts I feel that help me control myself.. go away. Yet, my strength is here and I cry down to the point where I don't know who i am. And I don't feel like myself anymore. My tears flow. And I cover my ears. Praying that the voices disappear. Sometimes I do Break down. And I cry out. Sometimes I do scream not at myself but to the voices. My heart doesn't shatter but I do feel a breakage from me being in control.


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Characters 576
Words 119
Sentences 18
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 2
Lines Amount 2
Letters per line (avg) 216
Words per line (avg) 59
Letters per stanza (avg) 432
Words per stanza (avg) 118

About this poem

I hear voices. They overwhelm me. I deal with depression and they stress me out. Writing poetry helps me express my thoughts, and feelings. I've been writing ever since I was little.

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Written on December 31, 2022

Submitted by kitkatbar2019 on December 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jenny Price

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