Analysis of Mental Health Captive
My own mind
Envelops me with lies
Never ending intrusive thoughts and
Traumatic memories
Always linger to remind
Life takes no prisoners
Hungrily searching for
Eternal escape
Anxiety peaks behind
Locked doors and poor treatment
Time ticks slowly here
Healthcare at its “best”
Captive of the state
Always watched, less than human
Pain sears in my mind and reality
Turning point, will it come?
Injustice, anger, sadness
Victim of a broken system
Everyone beware.
| Scheme | AXXXAX XXAXXX XXXBXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Acrostic |
| Metre | 111 010111 101001010 010100 110101 111100 100101 01001 0100101 110110 11101 1111 10101 111110 11011010 101111 0101010 10101010 1001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 479 |
| Words | 88 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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