Analysis of Last she spoke to me



"Leave this curse, don't ever look back",
'S what she muttered desperately
Looking down, in whispering tears,
As she rose, my gaze uplifted
While i felt my wrist unbound.
Next i knew, I started panting
Through the heavy, swelting heat.

In the distant evanescence
Of a human savagery
Orange waves that trick my vision
Make me fathom my life's fate:

Violet, yellow, blue, red colors
I see shining on her skin
Every time i turn glass bottles
Into wind chimes in my dreams.

I couldn't look him in the eyes
Wished he'd die, leave us alone.
I'd been weak and so pathetic
Stared in horror, turned to stone,
At my mother's soul's decay.


Scheme XAXXXXX XAXX XXXX XBXBX
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 11111011 111101000 10101001 11111100 1111101 11111010 101011 0010010 1010100 10111110 1110111 100101110 1110101 100111110 0111011 11011001 1111101 11101010 1010111 1110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 635
Words 125
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

This poem is written from a young boy's perspective, looking back on all the suffering he had to watch his mother go through because of an abusive father. It's completely fictional and was written out if sudden inspiration. A bit creepy. Ps: should be read at least twice to fully understand..

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Written on September 17, 2022

Submitted by on December 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Juliette Detlaff

I'm 18 yo, i'm not exactly a person who enjoys writing in general, especially poems, but i have written a few when i felt inspired. Hope you like them. more…

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