Analysis of Odd moments



Medicated and numb
I fill my days with empty pursuits of pleasure
Chatting with strangers and familiars
I find a sense of joy and mirth.

But there are odd moments.
Moments that make me question
Moments that shake and shatter me.
Times of space both infinite and brief

The shame, the embarrassment
The hatred of self
I begin to drown, pulled by the undertow of despair, the futility of my situation laid bare
Searching and seeking I try to find my enemy to fight.

Then I remember and find my resolve
Don't at all stumble and don't let them see,
That these odd moments are breaking me.


Scheme XXAX AXBX XXXX XAB
Poetic Form
Metre 10001 111111001110 1011001 11011101 111110 1011110 10110101 111110001 0100100 01011 1011111010101001001101011 100101111110011 1101001101 1111001111 111101101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 587
Words 116
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 27

About this poem

This is a poem about the silent suffering of ptsd and schizophrenia. It is for all us veterans who have an inner battle waged in silence.

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Written on March 09, 2023

Submitted by Advanceduality on March 16, 2023

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JOEL ANTHONY MORGAN

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