Analysis of Sara



It’s weird
to feel this way so strongly
for the first time

It’s hard
when I’ve been this flattered
for the first time

Never had I had a taste
of the experiences you gave me
        and though it meant little if nothing to you
it has meant the world to me

It’s weird
how things always go for me
how I would do anything for you
and your feelings are for someone else

Irrationality
drives the two of us
me for you
you for him

Insanity
has taken only me
I can only be happy for you
Everything worked out for you

Dark thoughts
I have revealed to you
You tell me they are innocent

Rejection
Hopelessness
Depression

Depression
isn’t easy
but I live with it
hurts me every day
all day

Happiness
you have brought much into my life
and into me
the words to thank you don’t exist
and the actions aren’t appropriate

My friends
have put up with me
have helped me
kept me going
but not quite like you have

Thoughts
I never think of what I should
I only dwell
And of late you are prevalent
in my head

You have added to my life
and I should be happy to know you
I am
but I wish I could have what I can’t
it’d never work
Things shouldn’t change
but I long


Scheme AbC xxC xbdb Abdx bedx bbdd fdg heH Hbxii ejbxx xbbxx fxxgx jdxxxxx
Poetic Form Tetractys  (45%)
Metre 11 1111110 1011 11 111110 1011 1011101 1001000111 01111011011 1110111 11 111111 11111011 01101111 00100 10111 111 111 0100 110101 111011011 101111 11 110111 11111100 010 100 010 010 110 11111 111001 11 100 11110111 0011 01111101 0010100100 11 11111 111 1110 111111 1 11011111 1101 01111100 011 1110111 011110111 11 111111111 1101 111 111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,181
Words 243
Sentences 1
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7
Lines Amount 55
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 69
Words per stanza (avg) 18

About this poem

My good friend, James wrote me this poem back when we first met. He passed away last month and I thought this needed to be shared.

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Written on May 27, 1998

Submitted by on April 24, 2023

1:13 min read
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James E. Doyle

He grew up in a small town with a close-knit group of friends. He has two beautiful boys. He had a beautiful soul, an empathy for animals and a wicked sense of humor. more…

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