Analysis of Monster



There's a monster under my bed,
Big-headed, soft as his ego,
His hands not but tentacles,
(Like that of an octopus)
Wrapped around me
So I don't leave for ground;
If I have to have something,
He takes my hand by it
And gets if he thinks, "yes".
I am his favourite puppet.
Handled with extra care,
Have to smile through,
I wish, pray and hope
He isn't in pain.

I run, run, run,
I never reach,
I un-nerve myself
After every sigh drowns dead,
Drawing a map of my entries and escape.
(I hear footsteps pushing in my trespasses)
One, two, three, four, five, six.
I count my breath.
Calming my shaking hands,
I lay my love rest.
I understand.
He is in pain, but so am I.
Did he ran for me,
When I ran around?
It's fine but, I understand...
He is in pain, and so am I.
So am I.


Scheme AXBXCDXXXXXXXX XXXAXBXXXXEFCDEFF
Poetic Form
Metre 10101011 11011110 1111100 111110 1011 111111 1111110 111111 011111 111110 101101 1111 11101 11001 1111 1101 1111 10100111 10011110001 11110011 111111 1111 101101 11111 101 11011111 11111 11101 111101 11010111 111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 795
Words 182
Sentences 14
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 14, 17
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 283
Words per stanza (avg) 77

About this poem

This poem is built around the anxiety surrounding a toxic relationship which ends with the poet finally finding the courage to leave it. This toxic relationship dynamic can be understood and interpreted both as a toxic love relationship and also as a toxic parent-child relationship.

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Written on October 22, 2022

Submitted by jasminsingh0014 on January 18, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Jasmin Singh

I am an undergraduate student of University of Allahabad. I started writing when I was seven and ever since I have written short stories, poems and an poetry collection called 'clutched'. more…

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