Analysis of Powerful Nonexistence

Aliyah Shelton 2007 (Bloomington Indiana)



As the voices continue on,
I wonder if anyone sees what's wrong,
All these things trapped inside my head,
Seem better off if never said,
But sometimes I wish someone knew,
Would it alleviate the pain I'm put through,
There isn't a single moment of rest,
Sometimes I hear a real voice at best,
And still I'm eternally stuck in loop,
My brain feels like a bowl of soup,
I know I'm not quiet, but can they hear,
Or is there anyone really here.


Scheme ABCCDDEEFFGG
Poetic Form
Metre 10100101 110110111 11110111 11011101 1011111 1101001111 1100101011 011101111 0110100101 11110111 1111101111 11110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 440
Words 95
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 339
Words per stanza (avg) 84
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Written on December 13, 2022

Submitted by ajr21507 on December 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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