Analysis of The Haunting
When evening falls the sensation returns
The I love you spoken as a lie
You wore it out so badly
A mask for your grotesque face
Cold kisses given
And forced embraces
With no assurance
Makes for chilly memories.
How could you fake being in love so long?
Your acting is award worthy
For ten long years
Your affection felt empty as
A barren kitchen
Neglecting me with breadcrumbs
So I went begging for food
And morsels elsewhere.
You ask for a divorce you refuse to pay
Hard to believe I must finish
What pathetic quitting you started
It’s a iron skillet to my face
I am unable to speak to
Trust or look at anyone
You succeeded in haunting
Any chance I’ll ever love again.
Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
No part of this poem may be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any way or form or by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the author.*
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Metre | 1101001001 011110101 1111110 0111011 11010 01010 11010 1110100 1111100111 11010110 1111 10101101 01010 010111 1111011 0101 11100110111 11011110 101010110 101010111 11010111 111110 1010010 101110101 101101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 952 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 2 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
About this poem
The aftermath of divorce
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Written on September 26, 2023
Submitted by charlesyork14 on September 26, 2023
Modified by charlesyork14 on September 26, 2023
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