The Proprietorship of Progress: A Sonnet on Seizing Control of One's Destiny
Upon assuming proprietorship o'er one's being,
And from vocalization of woes abstaining,
Portals hitherto unknown start revealing
Opportunities for personal gaining.
For when responsibility is assumed,
And complaints are left unuttered, doors swing wide
To paths and chances never yet consumed,
And all that once seemed impossible, now spied.
So let us take control, and seize the reins,
Of our own lives, and chart our own true course,
For in the end, it is our own domains,
And not the fates, that set our lives' true force.
So let us rise, and claim our rightful place,
And make our futures, with a steady pace.
About this poem
This sonnet is a powerful reminder of the importance of taking responsibility for our own lives and stepping out of a mentality of complaints and blame.
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Written on January 16, 2023
Submitted by Mawphniang.Napoleon on January 15, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AAAA BCBC DEDE FF |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 617 |
| Words | 118 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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