Analysis of An Illusion Of Conclusions



Could it be,
This life to live it...
Is nothing more than an illusion.
A fictional deluding of conclusions man-made.

Man-made truth.
Man-made beliefs.
And man-made tales to tell.
Cemented in minds permanently.

Is it in the rhythm or the singing of the blues,
Most enjoy doing in private to do.
But publicly refuse to admit,
Of sleeping with the enemy.
Every chance they get.
As if their children produced,
Somehow reduces any guilt felt...
From receiving to exchange,
A passion that remains suspiciously hidden.

Then defended without end are rules to obey.
24/7 religiously each day.
As a way of life people choose.
Or made to think there is no other alternative.
But to stay confined to a normalcy defined.
You know...
That 'normalcy' defined.
Pretentiously to undermine a lust for life!

With a needing of acceptance to please,
Others performing a conforming duty.
Seeking approval of all movements taken,
Validated.
Including the wholesome,
Self righteousness non-existing side of it!

By others.
Others,
Also affiliated to limitations too!
Deluding a materialistic self importance.
Fraternities and sororities to pledge loyalty.
Unionized into a mentally restricted mindset.
Man-made to live and defend a way of life.
Aging and fading away.
From outdated impressions made.

Could it be,
A life blessed to live to observe and witness...
All there is to explore and adventure.
Is being refused by more voices joining,
To limit and restrict them to ignorance,
As a ritual to benefit a doing of what for who?

Is this what it's all about, Alfie?

Is it all an illusion of conclusions?
Man-made to someday reveal,
The pursuit of happiness to have it had...
Is to be conscious and aware,
Of being seduced to temporary pleasures.
That remain to stay limited,
To temptations becoming more expensive...
Few can afford but for the majority teased?
They are reduced to wishes to wanting,
Limits removed from their memories.
Seen repeatedly to restrict their receiving,
Dreams deferred.
Man-made to occur and disappoint.
On a regular basis as if anointed as 'gods',
To set restricting limits upon the ones to fear.
And from them to feel threatened,
If revealed to make known and shown...
Them to be competent and motivated,
By obstacles, opposition and deceivers.
You know...
Those who accept to perceive,
OBSTACLES, OPPOSITION and DECEIVERS...
Only those odd would find as challenges.
To test and overcome on paths,
Whether or not man-made to delude.
Or conclude them to be illusions.

Reality is in the 'Now'..
Not in the before or after to live it!


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (23%)
Metre 111 11111 110111010 0100010101011 111 1101 011111 010011000 1100101010101 1011001011 110001101 11010100 100111 1111001 10101011 1010101 010101010010 101001111101 010011 10111101 1111111100100 111011010001 11 110001 11100111 1010101011 10010001010 10010111010 1000 010010 11001010111 110 10 10010010101 0100000101010 01000010011100 100101000101 11110010111 1001001 1100101 111 01111101010 1111010010 11001111010 11000111100 1010011000101111 111110110 11110101010 111101 00111001111 11110001 11001110010 10111100 10100101010 110111001001 1101110110 100111100 101001011010 101 11101001 10100101101011 1101010010111 0111110 10111101 1111000100 110001001 11 1101101 10001001 1011111100 1101011 101111101 101111010 101001 10001110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 2,547
Words 503
Sentences 53
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 9, 8, 6, 9, 6, 1, 26, 2
Lines Amount 75
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 200
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Written on August 22, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on August 22, 2023

Modified by lpahtillah on August 23, 2023

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