Analysis of Decisions

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



Some decisions,
Are more difficult than others to make.
Especially for the ones unaccustomed,
To take responsibility for their own actions.
Without opinions or suggestions,
Made from fast talking couch sitters.
Bragging about breath taking experiences,
To have had in a recent past.
More to exaggerate.
When and if the time to them is given.

And others familiar,
With mistakes to have made to correct them.
On paths alone and away from planted fears.
Learning not to accept,
A following behind someone else's footsteps.
Not to witness them appear anywhere near.
Will be less inclined to leave behind,
A peace of mind to find.

With a decision to take chances.
And,
After several decades found to get it.
For the purpose not to please anyone,
Still confused about what they should do.
Refusing to choose,
A move that could make them happier.
And this shown to make known,
May or may not upset someone else.
Who suggested another direction to take.
Yet that direction to take and recommend,
Suggestion makers can not do for themselves.

Remaining afraid of obstacles they may face.
Although will claim,
On a daily basis they pray with kept faith!
To remain and stay within a comfort zone.
Demeaning with accusations made,
About those who have taken steps...
Refusing good advice to them given.
Relying on luck and nothing else.
But prayer.
As if to pray,
Has anything to do with chasing fears away.

'Some folks just don't know,
How and when to take good advice.
Baby?
Honey, are you still in the kitchen?
I would like some popcorn and a cold beer.'

'And I would like to see you,
Up and off that couch one day.
To prove to me miracles exists!


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Poetic Form
Metre 1010 1110011011 010101010 110010011110 010101010 11110110 100111001000 11100101 11010 1010111110 010010 1011111011 11010011101 101101 0100011101 1110101101 111011101 011111 100101110 0 1010011111 101011110 101011111 01011 011111100 011111 11110111 101001001011 1101011001 01010111101 010011100111 111 10101011111 10101010101 01010101 01111101 0101011110 010110101 11 1111 11011110101 11111 10111101 10 101110010 111110011 0111111 1011111 111110001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,589
Words 288
Sentences 32
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 10, 8, 12, 11, 5, 3
Lines Amount 49
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 216
Words per stanza (avg) 48
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Submitted by lpahtillah on June 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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