Analysis of Age, it is!

Flo Estrada 1974 (Philippines)



The day has passed
I have not yet proven my worth.
After two months of scourging the street and the webs
Nothing comes close enough
Oh, when the age is
Like  you are a lone wolf,
Elbowed by cold fish in the industry
My chatterbox me silenced by the insecurity of my age

How long have I been in a drought
 Four years and I am ageing
I missed the days of wearing my office coats
Cloak for success, I thought wouldn't end up coming
But then, I was tested.
I lost touch. I lost my gain.

My age has now become an obstacle.
It does not come in grace or demand.
So I thought aged wine becomes tastier
But not when it comes to employment
Age is a debacle.


Scheme XXXXXXXX XAXAXX BXXXB
Poetic Form
Metre 0111 11111011 101111001001 101101 11011 111011 111100100 11110100100111 11111001 110111 11011101101 110111101110 111110 1111111 1111011100 111101101 1111101100 111111010 110010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 652
Words 140
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 6, 5
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 168
Words per stanza (avg) 44

About this poem

Reflection on unemployment due to age whilst reminiscing her youthful employee time.

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Written on November 12, 2022

Submitted by estradaflorisa on November 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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