The lines are often short and frequently connected by hyphens, creating pauses and giving the poem tone of melancholic sadness and reflection.
The disjointed nature of the poem may reflect her own disjointed thoughts and feelings that she is coming to terms with.
What do the dashes represent throughout the poem?
This could represent the unstable, fragile mind as they cannot stay focused on one idea for too long due to the weight of grief that is on their mind and causes them to become tangential and fragmented.
