Analysis of Delusional



Do I delude myself that I can write,
or is it fanciful simulation,
born in the annals of boredom or sloth.

Do those who read my triflings feel pity,
like pathetic fallacy trapped in thoughts
my brain indulges and encapsulates.

Idle tears, if they could fall, would trickle
in oceans of morose narcissism,
dousing my ego and drowning sorrows.

Do I survey fields of autumnal bliss,
in my journey into these twilight years,
when time should be my master not my slave.

Or is this sense of loathing Alzheimer’s?
Does it message, or presage, disaster -
am I the only one who can’t see it?

Like the sole, silent witness to my crime,
my mind sinks low below the underworld,
in which I harbour grief in nature’s yawn.


Scheme XXX XAA XXX XXX AXX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 110111111 111100010 1001011011 111111110 1010100101 1101001 1011111110 010101100 1011001010 1101110101 011001111 1111110111 11111101 1110110010 1101011111 1011010111 111101010 0111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 719
Words 147
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

Selfish reflection - I write because I know I can, and my ego wants to show off!

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Written on January 12, 2023

Submitted by susannaelliott on February 08, 2024

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Susanna Elliott-Newth

Susanna is a teacher, living near the coastal fringes of the Illawarra Coastline in NSW, Australia. Her environment is her stimulus for her writing. She has published four books of short stories, as well as her own memoir book, and writes educational resources for teachers. more…

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