Analysis of Forward
Life moves forward at such a rapid pace
One day at a time though, a fast slow race
The ego likes to act like life’s never in a bad place
So come on, get through it, put on a happy face
You can get far ahead or drop way behind
Or, like most of the folk, you just fall right in line
It’s there where you pause and become stagnant, no doubt
Months turn to years, bringing happiness droughts
When you do fall behind, it’s hard to dig yourself out
Wondering what the hell life’s all about
Suffering and hurting and just can’t catch a break
Pleading for life just to live for God’s sake
It honestly is such a slap in the face
To be looked at by people as such a disgrace
You think that skid rowers want to live in that place?
Bench sleepers held down by Fed funding, closed case
If you do leap ahead and seize life by the balls
It could be you in that mansion with dozens of halls
Call out all your haters, I’m sure they’re appalled
They’d maybe be happy if their life hadn’t stalled
I’m finally finished rocking the boat
There’s those who just hurt and those who can gloat
But the biggest lesson in life is to never forget
Change comes in an instant, move forward without regret
Scheme | AAAA XXBX BBCC AAAA DDEE FFGG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 1110110101 1110110111 01011111100011 111111110101 11110111101 111101111101 111110011011 1111101001 1111011111011 1001011101 100010011101 1011111111 11001101001 111111011001 11111111011 11011111011 111101011101 1111011011011 11111011101 11011011111 1100101001 1111101111 10101001111001 1101101100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,194 |
Words | 229 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 154 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Written on August 09, 2021
Submitted on August 10, 2021
Modified on May 03, 2023
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