Analysis of IF I COULD GO BACK (1)

Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



 If I could go back,
Change the past.
  I would slow down,
Not go so fast.

I would pay attention
To the older crowd.
  I get why, they're
Cocky and proud.

I would do better
In school.
  I would play less
Of the fool.

I would adjust,
My attitude.
  I would show
More gratitude.

I would speak
less.
  I would prepare,
For the test.

I would smile
A lot more.
 I no longer would
Keep score.

I would spend more
Time with family.
  I would take better care
of my anatomy.

I would say no can do,
To the drugs.
  I would give
Longer hugs.

I would have no
Expectations.
  I would have quiet
Conversations.

I would be more flexible,
Less bent out of shape.
  I would always have
A plan of escape.

I would cry less,
I would laugh more.
  I would knock on
The closed door.

I would never
Judge another.
  I would be a
Better mother.

IF I COULD GO BACK…
     Turbo1904


Scheme Abxb xcdc efgf xhih xgdx xjxj jkdk xlxl imxm xnxn gjxj eexe Ai
Poetic Form Tetractys  (60%)
Etheree  (36%)
Metre 11111 101 1111 1111 111010 10101 1111 1001 11110 01 1111 101 1101 110 111 110 111 1 1101 101 111 011 11101 11 1111 11100 111101 110100 111111 101 111 101 1111 010 11110 010 1111100 11111 1111 01101 1111 1111 1111 011 1110 1010 1110 1010 11111 10
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 895
Words 212
Sentences 25
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 13

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If I could go back. I would live life with a different attitude.

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Written on September 13, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on September 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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