Analysis of Hesitation



Not everyone intentionally procrastinates.
With a hesitation for their decision made.
Some contemplate.
And await to focus on that right choice.
To accept and avoid confusion.
Knowing from experience,
That a rushing in haste would be too late...
To use excuses and alibis.
Or deny what they did had not been a lie.
And yet...
Many will find their self deceptions protected.
With this to know,
Following behind others...
Known to change their minds,
Never ends ongoing disagreements.
Or the praising of anyone,
Coming forward to admit their mistakes.

Although high,
Most will keep their expectations.
That a giving up temporarily,
The ownership of their common sense...
And at their expense?
Could not be someone else's decision made.
Since the euphoria created,
To follow behind others...
Had been too addicting,
For anyone from it to turn away.

'This...
Explanation of yours is nonsense.'

Oh yeah?
Go ahead and accuse me.
Accuse me for being proactive!

'Proactive?
How can you say,
Your decision to have made...
Had been proactive?
And you are here doing stupid stuff with us?'

At first...
There I sat.
Alone.
In hesitation mode.
Praying to make the right decision.
The right decision for myself.
Then I heard you all outside shouting...
ONLY FOOLS THESE DAYS WOULD ATTEMPT
A USING OF COMMON SENSE.
WHEN EVERYONE ELSE,
HAVE LONG BEEN CONVINCED...
HOW STUPID CAN ANYONE BE TO THINK,
THAT CHOICE TO MAKE...
RETURNS TO THEM A SINGLE BENEFIT.
So...
I then decided,
It is better to go along with the crowd.
Than to feel ostracized as if a leper.

'Well...
At least you dare to be honest.
So many these days will follow along.
Hoping to disguise a lieing to themselves.
You?
On the other hand,
Dare to be brave.
Done to do to charade.
But not masquerade a parading,
Of your intentions meant.
Regardless of how weakened,
Your initial intentions have become.'

I don't know,
If I should feel flattered or not.

'Either way.
Kept pretensions with us?
Or impressions to make these days.
No one would notice to care!'


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Poetic Form
Metre 11001000010 10010110101 110 0011101111 101001010 1010100 1010011111 11010010 10111111101 01 101111010010 1111 1000110 11111 10110010 1010110 1010101101 11 1111010 101010100 01011101 01101 1111100101 100100010 1100110 111010 110111101 1 01011110 11 1010011 011110110 110 1111 1010111 11110 01111010111 11 111 01 00101 101101010 0101011 111111110 10111101 0101101 1101 11101 110110111 1111 0111010100 1 1110 11101101101 1111011010 1 11111110 1101111001 1010101101 1 10101 1111 111101 11010010 110101 0101110 1010010101 111 11111011 101 101011 10101111 1111011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,012
Words 422
Sentences 57
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 17, 10, 2, 3, 5, 18, 12, 2, 4
Lines Amount 73
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 173
Words per stanza (avg) 38
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Written on October 22, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on October 22, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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