Analysis of Things Possessed
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Money to have it.
And things acquired to possess.
Many obsessed,
With this belief...
Think of themselves as achievers of success.
Enough to address those impressed.
Yet...
So many others successful,
Who do what they do not to impress.
Are often unknown but shown disrespect.
And when discovered,
Them to be behind the scenes.
Doing things those seeking to impress,
Would never been seen doing publicly.
Only then it is perceived to believe,
People like that...
Wish attention to get.
Although if wanted...
They could have had it without to flaunt it.
Making it known and it shown,
There more to life,
Than pretensions to satisfy...
An ego eager with a craving to need and feel,
Just as valued as things acquired.
That has nothing to do with being valued,
As a responsible trustworthy...
And dependable human being!
Things possessed,
Ultimately become worthless.
Like impressions to address them made.
Done to do to forget,
Who flaunted what, why and when.
Not to ask anyone's name.
Or be remembered by those doing the same.
'Who was that?'
'I couldn't tell you if you paid me.
All I remember,
Was hearing a bunch of names dropped.
Shined shoes.
A custom made suit.
Worn over a starched shirt with a bowtie.
And a sleeve pulled up.
To display a Rolex watch.
Then a walking away to hear a voice say,
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MIX AND MINGLE!'
'Didn't the invitation mention,
To come dressed casually?'
'Yes.
However...
Maybe they misunderstood what that meant.'
'No.
It was understood.'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111 01010101 1001 1101 11011010101 0111101 1 11010010 111111101 110011101 01010 1110101 101110101 1101110100 1011101101 1011 101011 1110 1111101111 1011011 1111 1010110 1101010101101 111011010 11101111010 10010010 001001010 101 10000110 10101111 111101 1101101 111101 11010111001 111 110111111 11010 11001111 11 01011 110011101 00111 1010101 10100111011 111111010 10001010 1111000 1 10 101001111 1 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,485 |
Words | 314 |
Sentences | 39 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 21, 7, 1, 10, 2, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 52 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Written on October 30, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on October 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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