Analysis of The Junctions of Life



I motor ahead
breaking records in the drive to accomplish
streaking past foe and friend
in my thirst to excel

all cylinders on max performance
i cannot be denied
until the moment
when it all stops

just like that
a junction in the middle of nowhere
the break in the midst of the relay race

how- why-
questions upon questions
the sudden awareness that
clarity is no more

left adrift
like hanging from a mountain top
no rules or compass
just sink, swim or drift

danger abounds
does time stop
or do I find that entry
to the next dimension
and the growth beyond my dreams


Scheme XXXX XXXX AXX XXAX BCXB XCXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11001 10010011010 101101 011101 110011010 110101 01010 1111 111 010001011 010011011 11 100110 0100101 100111 101 11010101 11110 11111 1001 111 1111110 101010 0010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 581
Words 120
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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