I Did It Anyway
Samuel Roberts 1954 (Fort Worth)
You know the rivers of passion flowed no matter how I tried
To contain myself, to right myself as I sensed the sinking boat
And knew that disaster was going to come. I did it anyway.
And I sidestepped my own good common sense, knowing that
My judgment was about as good as a drunken seashell. I knew
That the end would not be a good one. I did it anyway.
And in so doing I couldn’t help but bust out laughing as I
Looked in the mirror and saw the fool before me and knew
That the fool would be a fool again and again. I did it anyway.
Perhaps I am proud of my foolhardiness or else didn’t know any
Better, or it is a Divine action that cannot be stopped any more
Than bitter wind or incautious consideration. But this I know.
I did it anyway.
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Submitted by SamRoberts on March 29, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXA XBA XBA XXX A |
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 149 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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