Analysis of Escape from Anonymity
Leslied 45975 1952 (Christchurch)
Escape from Anonymity
A trinity (there are three), a divinity
(scratched, tainted and torn), a mystery,
liturgy, so many words, ending with -e.
You know their names; Me, Myself; I?
You know them well. I want this, I want that.
As part of a tripartite identity, I should shut up;
acknowledge me. It's the “me” others see. The ceremonial mask.
At the end of the day, the lights are dimmed;
the music's ambient (café, rain and jazz),
there's only one that remains, myself:
The one that ponders, pauses, replays the day
stroll down memory lane; have to keep the house in order.
I prefer, a stroll down memory lane,
Sounds so simple. What's left to explain?
Nothing serious. Nothing deep;
Nothing to disturb your sleep.
A stroll down memory lane; walk quickly past the battlegrounds.
You remember them, as much as I. Warning! On my command,
Close your eyes; see a scene once, imbed in your memory,
Once viewed it takes root, establishes itself; refuses to be deleted.
This is a highlights tour, the best and the brightest.
Don't ask me to expand, the tour wasn't requested.
It was demanded. I didn't want to go back, return or re-visit
That which I spent a lifetime intent on escape.
A stroll down memory lane? You say it's therapeutic.
I say, crap! You say, it's a journey of discovery.
I say, it's a trap. The problem is real, far from ideal;
We are one, co-equal parts of the same identity.
For better or worse, where go you, go I
(complaining all the way). Did I do the trinity/divinity thing?
I did? Forget it. It's an escape from anonymity!
Regardless of the music, costumes; the words I sing.
I want to be someone. To be seen, acknowledged; not ignored.
Prove my worth (what's the exchange rate?). That's what I'll do.
Learn to surf? (Don't be stupid. You can't swim!). True. Admitted.
I'll show them where I came from; how far I have come, and what I do.
That should impress. Speak of love, longing, loss and marriage;
that should strike a chord. Maybe. Maybe not. Issuing an invite
has its benefits: a hint of danger, mystery, and excitement. If you dream
dream big; empires, conquest, battles of victory or defeat.
If Peter Jackson can drape the fabric of Tolkien's middle earth
over the New Zealand landscape (and it still remains); why can't I
Create something memorable.? Money, investment, skill, talent?
Leslie Bush
© 2019
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110100 010011100100 110010100 10011011011 1111111 1111111111 11100101001111 0101101101001001 1011010111 0101001101 11011011 01110100101 11100111101010 1010111001 111011101 10100101 1010111 01110011101010 101011111101101 11110110101100 1111101000101011010 11011010010 1111010110010 110101101111011110 11110101101 0111001111010 11111101010100 11101010111101 11111011010100 1101111111 010101111010001001 11011110110100 0101010010111 11111111010101 111100111111 11111101111010 1111111111110111 1101111101010 1110110101100101 11100011101000010111 1110010101100101 110101101011101 100110101101111 0110100010010110 101 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 2,411 |
Words | 471 |
Sentences | 53 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 46 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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