Analysis of Opened Wider



My door has always been opened,
Wider than yours.
Observing reality to see it as is,
Has been a blessing of a natural gift.
With a giving this to witness,
I once when young thought everyone had.
As a birthright to receive.
You know...
Eyes to use.
Not permanently glued fixed in one direction.

You say you and I have different personalities.
And to this I agree.
We do.
Yet something to see cemented in concrete,
Should not be dismissed to disbelieve as true.
Just for the reason to disagree with me.
Done for the purpose,
To cause and create disappointing memories.
With time reminiscing B.S. forgotten to forget.

And...
For who is the doing of it beneficial to value.
Anyhow?
Nothing on us lifts like it did when kids.
Neither one of us are virgins on an excursion,
To anticipate the exploring of a known done.
Taking minutes to finish yet holding onto,
A bitterness that makes no sense at all.

Neither you nor me,
I or we.
Can guarantee to anyone,
A lifetime of satisfaction!

Open ears.
Open eyes.
And wisen up!


Scheme AXXXBXXXXC DEFXFEBDX AFXXCCFX EECC XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111110 1011 0101011111 11010101001 10101110 11111101 101101 11 111 110001101010 1110111000100 011101 11 11011010001 11101100111 11010100111 11010 11001010100 110101010101 0 11101011010110 10 1011111111 1011111011010 101000101011 101011011010 0100111111 10111 111 101110 011010 101 101 011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,018
Words 222
Sentences 27
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 10, 9, 8, 4, 3
Lines Amount 34
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 158
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Written on May 29, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on May 29, 2023

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