Analysis of No Victory Won
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
It comes to no one,
A cheering victory won.
On a field of warring opponents,
Seeking to win over...
The endorsed supporting,
Of everyone losing...
A battle to start that should not have begun.
It comes to no one...
On either side to declare,
There has been identifiable progress made.
Without evidence of proof,
A movement forward stays that way.
To temporarily feel to believe,
Only a few out of the majority of the people...
Perceive themselves to be the benefactors.
When many are left to know and observe,
The war will continue to ignore their needs...
Overdue and much deserved.
'Are you prepared and ready?'
'Prepared?
Prepared and ready for what?'
'To conquer and finally end deception,
Fraud, corruption, dishonesty and theft.'
'On the left or right?
Or...
As an independent warrior?
None of those battles,
Had been mine to pick to fight.'
'What difference does that make.
Either you are in or put of the conflicts,
Both sides have started.'
'As if I have a choice.'
'You do.
Claim yourself to be,
A nonconforming patriot.
Neither on the left or right.
Yet remain consciously aware,
Of all the nonsense escalated.
And it's democracy you are hoping to save,
From being flushed down the toilet.'
'Uh...
What other suggestions can you make?
Without pretensions to fake them!'
'Come on.
Be realistic.
Where else can you go,
To declare a victory yet to happen?
If wished to want badly enough,
The Sun will always appear to rise...
Upon the horizon at dawn.'
'What?
Huh?
That to say makes no sense at all.'
'Think about it.
Then make your decision.'
'Where is the victory?'
'Your belief kept is the victory!'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 0101001 101110010 101110 001010 11010 01011111101 11111 1101101 1110100011 0110011 01010111 101001101 100111001001010 0101110100 1101111001 01101010111 1010101 1101010 01 0101011 11001001010 1010010001 10111 1 11010100 11110 1111111 1100111 10110111001 11110 111101 11 10111 01100 1010111 10110001 11010100 010100111011 11011010 1 110010111 01010111 11 1010 11111 10101001110 11111001 01110111 01001011 1 1 11111111 1011 111010 110100 101110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,624 |
Words | 350 |
Sentences | 43 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 11, 1, 2, 2, 5, 3, 1, 8, 3, 7, 3, 2, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 57 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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