Analysis of Finding your equilibrium
Epic 2000 (Usakos)
Here is the dichotomy of pain and joy
You either feel one or the other
You recognize pain from the pale mornings,
Or the urge to run away from everyone and cry desolate in your room because pain demands intimacy
But joy is loud
It looks like spring or a young woman in love-
Overall, joy is like the night before a big trip
But if there’s a state of satisfaction of the now- choose it
This is what contentment is
Seeking contentment might feel like trying to balance a pen on your index finger
It takes a few tries and when you find an equilibrium it requires you to hold still for a bit because if you lose that equilibrium it could fall on either side
If it falls to the side of joy
Embrace it
And if it falls to the side of pain
Don’t wallow in it
And in this way you master contentment
But I truly hope you find your equilibrium
I hope your hand is steady enough to hold onto the good days
And I hope your focus is geared in the right direction in order to be comfortable with whatever side the pen falls to
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001001101 110111010 110110110 101110111001100011011011000 1111 11111011001 101110101011 11101101010111 1110101 100101111011001111010 110110111101001010111110101111101001111101 11110111 011 011110111 11001 0011110010 111011110100 1111110011110011 0111101100101001011100011010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,026 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
About this poem
This poem not only reflects how fleeting our emotions may be but that we have control over them. It is this poet’s aim to motivate someone, anyone thought this short piece.
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Written on November 16, 2022
Submitted by gontesrebecca on November 16, 2022
Modified on March 20, 2023
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