Analysis of Beyond The Self
If consciousness were to exist
beyond the self
What opinions
might it change
Can something exist outside its
own space
Can something be something
it’s not
Is time the new slave
to the master it birthed
Can the end
be started again
Can the future or past,
exist on their own
Can the present
be something untouched
Can you believe what the facts
will disprove or disclaim
With reflection beyond logic
and guilt
Can you teach what you’ve learned
in spite of yourself
Can your silence
tame the mountainous roar
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
| Scheme | AB XX XX XX XA XX XX XX XX XX XB XX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (48%) |
| Metre | 11000101 0101 1010 111 11001111 11 110110 11 11011 101011 101 11001 101011 01111 1010 11001 1101101 101101 10100110 01 111111 01101 1110 101001 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 554 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 34 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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