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August 3, 2025 · Source: Medium

The Day Starts With My Autopsy

My soul has the whole day to roam around like dead body was just buried and I don’t know where is home.

263 words
Voice7
Lyric intensity8
The line9
Mind under feeling4
Held shape8
Literary mean 7.2 / 10

Highlights

Compression at its best: 'Grief lives with me... as a morning routine.'
The line

Voice

Direct, rhythmic confession; effectively uses repetition of 'my soul has the day'.

Lyric intensity

Heavy visceral metaphors: vulture, carcass, and grief wearing the author’s face.

Mind under feeling

Stays focused on describing the state rather than questioning why it persists.

Held shape

Strong circularity; echoes the roaming soul to signal a closed loop.

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