Analysis of Another L.I.F.E.



Everybody lives twice,
but only when you live right.
YOLO is really a mere word,
provided you're on the right path.

Saying that Steve Jobs is dead,
will be an assumption that Apple doesn't exist.
Or claiming that Thomas Edison is no more,
when lights are constantly shinning above your head.

2pac Shakur departed decades ago,
yet we still play his songs cos they lift the soul.
He is still with us, with his lines repeating,
his songs banging, and the whole world listening.

You're feeling hot and need to chill,
you turn your AC on and there you go.
How dare you say that Willis Carrier is still.
No, he's there, right in your home.

Kobe Bryant, God bless his soul,
the 18-time NBA superstar.
it's sad to say he passed too soon,
but he still lives on, inspiring many youngsters.

People will die without breathing air,
do you now see that Carl Wilhelm is still here?
He had discovered the oxygen we take,
when we're losing breath and our lives at stake.

How would you have traveled overseas,
in the fastest possible way?
the wright brothers brought that ease,
and that's how you know they're still living today.

Why do you think it's titled 'Wakanda Forever'
if not because of Chadwick Boseman?
That gem's life is one to remember.
Go on, cross your hands to show you're a true fan.

No doubt Karl Benz did us good,
when he made the very first car.
you turn on your engine and there he is,
just in place to take you far.

Don't tell me you don't listen to Whitney,
the 'I Will Always Love You' crooner.
the singer so gritty and pretty like a finny,
she'll always be here, though she left sooner.

The 'King Of Pop' as he 'is' called,
inspired Chris, Usher and lots many more.
It is true his body left the world,
but his songs, those moves are hard to abhor.

See how gorgeous you look in that dress,
with your sewn piece of just a cloth.
wouldn't you say that you're impressed,
how B. Thimonnier's idea was well thought?

"Please Sir, tell me, what time is it?"
and the first place you look is at your wrist.
A L Breguet passed in the 1800's
but that thing he did is still in existence.

It is The Lord that gives a purpose,
and every man has He given one.
But it is left for us to follow,
with faith and grit to reach our goals.


Scheme XXXX ABCA DEFF GDGX EHIX XXJJ KLKL MNMX XHXH XMIM XCXC OXXX XBOX XNDX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (29%)
Metre 10011 1101111 1110011 01011011 1011111 1110101101001 110110100111 11110010111 1100100101 11111111101 11111111010 11100011100 11010111 1111110111 111111010011 1111011 10101111 01101 11111111 111110101010 101101101 1111111111 11010010011 11101010111 111110101 00101001 0110111 01111111001 11111101010 110111010 111111010 11111111011 1111111 11101011 1111100111 1011111 1111110110 01111110 010110010101 111111110 01111111 01011001101 111110101 1111111101 111011011 11111101 10111101 111010111 11111111 0011111111 01101001 11111110010 110111010 0100111101 111111110 110111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 2,237
Words 486
Sentences 32
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 56
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 30

About this poem

A confirmation that nobody lives ones, if only we could discover our purposes and live the right life. There is no YOLO, There is always Another L.I.F.E. A beautiful piece as created by @iamfemiwhite on June 20, 2023.

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Written on June 20, 2023

Submitted by iamfemiwhite on June 20, 2023

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