Analysis of A Parent Just Doing Her Best
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. 1950 (USA)
A Parent Just Doing Her Best ©
(In honor of Crystal a dedicated parent)
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 23, 2022
Hero? No, I do not think so
Super-human………..tell that to her body and brain!
Exhausted mother fighting with every sinew in her soul
Just to barely maintain and stay sane
You see caring for a young adult these days
With multiple and profound special needs
Can drain you dry and make you cry
Sometimes your heart and spirit just bleeds
But each day you wake you love again
Hope motivates your soul
You hug your child, you advocate
Once again you’re on a roll
You fight for help, you fight for support
You fight, you fight, you fight!
Why can’t it just be easier?
Lord know that’s just not right!
But love is a mighty powerful force
And your child is your child is your child
No matter the disability
For that child brings monumental pride
Others might stare………not understand
But you know the bottom line
This is your child, nobody is perfect
And for you that’s perfectly fine
Scheme | XXXA XBCBXDADXCXCXEXEXXXXXFXF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011001 0101100100010 101011 1 10111111 101011101001 010101011001001 111001011 11101010111 1100001101 11110111 011101011 111111101 11011 11111100 1011101 111111101 111111 11111100 111111 1110101001 011111111 11000100 11110101 1011101 1110101 11111101 01111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,007 |
Words | 191 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 24 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 386 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
About this poem
Honoring a parent of a young adult with multiple disabilities just trying to do her best.
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Written on July 23, 2022
Submitted by shulman.gary on July 23, 2022
Modified by shulman.gary on July 23, 2022
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