Analysis of Oh For The Love Of Self Pity



"I'm fine, leave me alone!" Actually
this gutter is pretty comfortable,
all mistakes float past me into the drain,
and I can't help but smile for tomorrow
shall kiss these lips with determination,
today's just a quick step back to bring pause.

"For God's sake leave me alone! Let me be,
I am perfectly happy to be here."
Those garbage looks and plastic concerns drip
from their noses like delicious green snot,
let the tongue slip the texture a high five.

"Oh for the love of self pity, sod off!"
I suppose I had better get up then
before the police drag me to their lair
as wild lashes of screams might be too much
for such a sensitive public to bear.

"Yes, thanks, please give me your hand and I'll stand,
perhaps I could trouble you for the price
of a decent breakfast? I've not eaten
in days? I hope that is not too forward?"

And I brush down their shameful looks with ease,
I don't give a damn if they think I'm sad,
this time next week I'll be flying so high,
I'll remember this moment and laugh,
still, I'm here now, I might as well give God
a wink as the dark cloud is pushed away.


Scheme AXXXBX AXXXX XXCXC XXBX XXXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 111101100 1101101000 1011110101 011111101 111110010 0110111111 1111101111 1110010111 1101010011 1110101011 1011010011 1101111011 1011110111 0100111111 1110111111 1101001011 1111111011 0111101101 1010101110 0111111110 0111110111 1110111111 1111111011 101011001 1111111111 0110111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,064
Words 213
Sentences 11
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 5, 4, 6
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 167
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Submitted on August 14, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ian Sawicki

Ian Sawicki has been writing poetry for over twenty years. He is a Manchester born poet, who has dedicated his life to exploration and composition of poetry. His work reflects the many great influential experiences of his life, the pain, the pleasure combined to create new exciting poetry. If anyone is interested in my books then please visit my lulu storefront. All artwork on these books is by my own hand. http://stores.lulu.com/chasingtheday more…

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