Analysis of Doing To Try
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Exhausting a doing to try,
For anyone to do these days can be.
To leave stress where it is.
And known it would be better left,
Not to get involved.
But yet...
Many who try doing their best for others.
Is not enough done for the ones,
Taking others for granted.
To be accused of being selfish.
Whenever their doing is missed.
And mentioned to be noticed.
As if...
The only life they were blessed to live,
Had been to sacrifice.
Living their lives enjoying to be martyrs.
Since suspected is nothing else,
They would rather do than to sit and get...
Whatever they wish.
By snapping their fingers to receive it.
Without sweat of effort to endeavor.
And when people like this,
Are seen to witness publicly.
Struggling to do the best they can.
To make ends meet.
Taking care of their business,
In the streets attempting to be discreet.
Without fail someone will say,
Heard loudly to hear...
How easy life to have it must be.
'And where on Earth have you been.
Haven't seen your happy smiling face,
Around in quite some time.
Loaded down with all that stuff.
What are those packages packed with?
Money?
Or stocks and bonds?'
'I'm doing the best I can,
To keep my head above water!'
'That explains,
Why your clothes are soaking wet.
I would offer you a ride home.
But...
Driving in this rain,
Is something I hate.
Call me whenever you find the time.
That's if you can find it.
I gotta go.
You take it easy!'
'You know me.
I always do.'
'That's what I hear.
C-ya.
Scheme | XAXXXBCXXDXXXXXCXBDEF XAGHXHXIA XXJXXAX GF XBXXXXJEXA AX IX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001011 110111111 111111 01111101 11101 11 10111011110 11011101 1010110 110111010 01011011 0101110 11 010110111 11110 10110101110 10101101 1110111101 1011 1101101011 0111101010 011011 11110100 100110111 1111 1011110 0010101101 011111 11011 110111111 0111111 101110101 010111 1011111 11110011 10 1101 1100111 11110110 101 1111101 11101011 1 10011 11011 110101101 111111 1101 11110 111 111 1111 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,402 |
Words | 274 |
Sentences | 41 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 21, 9, 7, 2, 10, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Doing To Try" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/107050/doing-to-try>.
Discuss this Lawrence S. Pertillar poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In