Analysis of Clueless Convalescence



Age
When were young
Age is all the rage
As the tomorrows expire
They turn our page
And bind us to our life’s cage

It seems silly
That wisdom arrives so late
We could have used that info
To better choose our fate

I feel that aging is unfair
I wished I had been aware
And did more self-care

But I spent my youth
Like I was rich
Too eager to scratch
That adolescence itch

I was in too much of a hurry
Now reflection is somewhat blurry
A second chance is a favor I wish to curry

To see the progression
Reveals my confession
That I have an obsession

To deny time its prize
Of my mortal demise
And allow death to rise

I simply refuse its delivery
Return to sender
A second youth
I wish to render
With the knowledge I now possess
I would make an excellent contender
An unstoppable defender
Of the gift of life
Offered to me

Do you understand?
Do you see?
The speed at which existence progresses
Is offensive to me

I want more time
I want a repeat
I want another chance
I crave more meat
Of life’s feast

It’s not that I am bitter
I’ve just realized
I’ve spent to much time on the shitter
Watching the swirl of humanity’s toilet bowl
To easily distracted
Hopelessly refracted
And negatively impacted

Now that I know
I am good to go
Though to old and slow
To restart and regrow

It’s a frustrating
Quandary to face
To watch time march on
While you stay in place

To be in a prison
Of your own design
And deny yourself the key
Never allowing parole
To set yourself free
I am the greatest enemy
Of me


Scheme AXABAA CDED FFF GHXH CCC III JJJ CKGKXKKXC XCXC XLXLX KXBMXDX EEEB XNXN IXCMCCC
Poetic Form
Metre 1 101 11101 100101 11101 01111011 1110 1100111 1111110 1101101 11110101 1111101 01111 11111 1111 11011 10101 110111010 101011110 0101101011110 110010 011010 1111010 101111 111001 001111 1100110100 01110 0101 11110 10101101 1111100010 10100010 10111 1011 1101 111 011101010 101011 1111 11001 110101 1111 111 1111110 1110 11111101 100111101 1100010 1001 0100010 1111 11111 11101 10101 1010 10011 11111 11101 110010 11101 0010101 1001001 11011 11010100 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,519
Words 308
Sentences 3
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 9, 4, 5, 7, 4, 4, 7
Lines Amount 66
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted by EASN on March 24, 2024

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