Analysis of I Remember

Latin X 1967 (Philadelphia)



I remember your scent
The aroma that still lingers in my bed

I remember kissing you down your spine
Softly, slowly taking my time

Your touch was gentle and warm
You made me feel what I’ve never felt before

These intangible memories I keep alive that torture my heart and mind.

The need to move on and heal seem distant in time.

Why does my foolish heart hold on?  
When the best that we had is gone.

This torment is insane. I feel as though I loved in vain.   

I’m living vicariously through a memory.
I ask myself why.

I decided to love myself more and live in today’s time.

I decided to love myself unconditionally
Heal myself be real to myself

No one will love you the way you do.
To know love is to self love.


Scheme XX XA XX X A XX X BX A BX XX
Poetic Form
Metre 101011 00101110011 1010101111 10101011 1111001 11111110101 1010010011011101101 011110111001 11110111 10111111 1110111111101 1100100010100 1111 1101111010011 11011101000 111111 111110111 1111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 743
Words 163
Sentences 12
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 51
Words per stanza (avg) 13

About this poem

One of my first poems. Hope you enjoy.

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Written on November 01, 2021

Submitted by LatinX on April 27, 2024

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