Analysis of Laid low, but only shortly...
Long stretches horizontal
Hospital prone and peaceful.
Nurses all sweet
And quick to the buzzer.
Seeming tireless
For 12 hour stretch.
Came 911, messed
Up in the head
Zero core strength.
Stinging blasted
Left foot all swollen
Shiny and scarlet.
Dressing after dressing.
Pulse and temp?
Blood pressure?
Glucose magic number?
Cholesterol?
Insulin jolts.
Limb loss revolts.
But did not go there.
Magical care.
Rustling blue curtains
Neighbour truck driver
Fell from his cab step.
Blacked out.
Scalp sewed
Many pleasant chats
Wayne was his name.
Really helped
Pass the time.
Discharge close to mine.
Scheme | AAXBXX XXXXXXX XBBXCCDD XBXXXXXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110010 101010 1011 011010 10100 1101 11 1001 1011 1010 11110 10010 101010 101 110 11010 010 1001 1101 11111 1001 10110 1110 11111 11 11 10101 1111 101 101 01111 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 601 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 8, 10 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
The aftermath of worrisome diabetes infection. Buckets of anti-biotic.
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