Analysis of Maybe
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
A maybe to say or think it possible,
To say or think doesn't stay that way.
Nor does an if to wish could happen,
Without effort to endeavor it.
Whatever that maybe is wanted to have.
Only fear of being disappointed,
Remains stronger to accept.
Leaving nothing done to come to anyone,
But doubt to stay wondering about...
Would could have been done.
As time moves on.
With a doing to reminisce,
While sitting to wish...
That maybe and if,
Less time had been spent...
Thinking.
Instead of talking to ourselves,
Out of what could be possible.
Whatever was possible to do done,
Would have come to go.
Without sitting to reminisce,
Time spent to wish never to relive to get back!
'I wish I had did what I then wanted to do.'
'When I had all the time to get it done.'
'What stopped you?'
'Age.
And sitting around to fear getting older.'
'That makes no sense.'
'I know that now.
But I was younger back then.
Refusing to listen to those who were older.
Not paying attention when I was told,
Aging to grow older comes quicker...
Than staying young to believe,
Time given to wish what is wanted...
Remains to stay that way.
Awaiting for people to decide,
What it is they wish to want to have happen.'
'So...
What advice would you give to me?'
'Stop listening to what could be possible.
Without thinking about what if this or that.
Or let a maybe keep you doubting.
You are young.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
No one successful,
Is immune from them made.'
'You speak with lots of wisdom.'
'Trust me.
Aging to remain stubborn.
And fearing to make mistakes.
Does not make a brick wall,
To repeatedly hit your head against it.
Any softer.
Nor a butt to sit on.
Make the feet stronger to get up and walk.'
'That to me makes no sense.'
'It will if you don't get up and move.
Create and make what is possible yours!'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011111100 111110111 111111110 011010101 1011011011 101110010 0110101 1010111110 111110001 11111 1111 1010101 11011 11001 11111 10 011101001 11111100 101100111 11111 0110101 111110101111 111111111011 1111011111 111 1 01001111010 1111 1111 1111011 010110111010 1100101111 101110110 1101101 110111110 011111 01011011 11111111110 1 10111111 11001111100 01100111111 110101110 111 110111001 11010 101111 1111110 11 1010110 0101101 111011 10100111011 1010 101111 1011011101 111111 111111101 0101111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,827 |
Words | 411 |
Sentences | 47 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 22, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 10, 2, 7, 1, 8, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 59 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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