Analysis of Choices From Which To Choose
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Refuse to leave or pick,
From a variety of selections.
To accept beliefs kept,
Whether to fiction or delude...
Whatever we do,
Our pleasures are fed.
And wishes to want them,
Have with our decisions...
We did our best to perceive them met.
Today?
These choices to select them to get,
Are becoming more generic.
Less to expect.
And even though,
The quality of life is slowly diminishing.
From what it had been just hours ago.
Many are left to forget,
What occurred to happen to them yesterday.
Since yesterday to live it witnessed to go.
Still many living in denial,
Choose to accept it to disbelieve...
Themselves not to be included,
In what is happening in the lives of others...
Has excluded them from experiencing,
Heartache, sorrow and the feeling miserable...
Like the 'others' they see,
To believe them to have made...
Choices from which to choose.
Out of all the opportunies,
They could of chose.
But decided it was empathy quicker to get,
And it received.
If seen on their knees.
Pleading sympathetically,
In a performance...
Just to get attention and applause,
For their dramatic public presentations!
'My God!
You all are terrific.
But if I may make this one suggestion.
You need something more like,
A collection plate or a huge box.
That would allow someone,
To donate and show...
An appreciation for what you all do,
That brings your version of truth...
To such vivid unimaginable reality.
Oh yes...
Better,
A stage.
I have friends of mine,
Who love theater and great performances!
You all took my breath away.
Tell you what,
Here's my card.
Have your director or manager give me a call.
Trust me.
All you folks need,
Is a stage, creative lighting and lots...
Of local publicity!'
'Uh...
Much respect, ma'am.
But...
We are local performers.'
'YOU ARE!?
With that kind of talent?
Have your manager call me!
This is a must to see.
And...
If you don't mind me asking,
Just how long did you all rehearse this?
Before it was decided,
Ready for the streets!'
Scheme | ABXXCXXBD EDAXFGFDEFHXXIGHJXXBXDXXJXXB XAKXXKFCXJXXXXXE LXXJXXJ XXLI XXJJXGXXX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011111 1001001010 101011 10110101 1011 101011 010111 1110010 1110110111 01 110101111 10101010 1101 0101 0100111100100 1111111001 1011101 1011101110 1101111011 110100010 110111001 01111010 011100001110 10101101000 11000101000 101011 1011111 101111 11101 1111 110111001011 0101 11111 1001000 00010 111010001 1101010010 11 111010 1111111010 111011 001011011 11011 1101 1001011111 1111011 11100100010 11 10 01 11111 11100010100 1111101 111 111 1101011001101 11 1111 1010101001 1100100 1 1011 1 1110010 11 111110 1110011 110111 0 1111110 111111011 011110 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,970 |
Words | 422 |
Sentences | 50 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 28, 16, 7, 4, 9 |
Lines Amount | 73 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 251 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Choices From Which To Choose" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/173726/choices-from-which-to-choose>.
Discuss this Lawrence S. Pertillar poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In