Analysis of My mind plays tricks on me.

Latin X 1967 (Philadelphia)



I’m trying to sleep,
But my thoughts are too deep.
My mind takes me to a place,
where I need to contemplate.

My thoughts race.
slow down my mind needs to recuperate.

My mind plays tricks on me.
I forget what I say,
I forget what I do.
Sometimes I have to think about what’s my next move.

Jokes on you!

My mind is stronger than an ox.

Give me a pen and paper
 I’ll show you what I got!

My mind is on the run.
My thoughts coming off like a shot gun!
Sometimes I hesitate.
Sometimes I can’t remember what I want to say.

These are my struggles.
My mind plays tricks on me.


Scheme aabc bc Defx f x xx ggce xD
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 11011 111111 1111101 111110 111 111111010 111111 101111 101111 011111010111 111 11110111 1101010 111111 111101 111011011 01110 011101011111 11110 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 584
Words 142
Sentences 16
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 4, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 54
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Written on August 01, 2023

Submitted by LatinX on April 18, 2024

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