Analysis of Ode to Acceptance
Santino Maulucci 2000 (Buffalo)
I'd rather hold a broken heart than Eden and its walls.
I'd rather cry a thousand tears with your fails and falls.
I don't want your perfect best,
I don't need your flawlessness.
Let me see what no one else can see,
Step from out your pretend walls for me.
What comfort is it to stand outside in the snow and say
That you don't need the warmth of beating heart?
Others may be satisfied, but it is not okay.
Shed your ragged finery and step into my lines.
I see your shivering self, and I'm unashamed of mine
I care not for your faults and spots, your unbecoming parts.
Your painted smile is far sadder than your shattered state.
Your done up hair cannot compare to gnarled, wind-tossed braids.
Your whitened cheeks are dull and dead beside your blushing skin.
Instead of awkward shoes for show, go barefoot in caressing wind.
The years go by too fast to hold a broken picture ,
And make believe it's really true and sure.
Stop reciting rehearsed words and sing unbound.
Boxes are not houses. Voices ought to sound.
I'd rather hear your raspy notes than none at all,
Rather see you dance unchecked than any gaudy ball.
I'd rather hear your wild laughter ringing out,
See your tears and hear impassioned shout.
Feel your soul shamelessly embracing mine,
To accept how we were made, our great Design.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101110011 1101010111101 1111011 11111 111111111 111101111 11011111100101 1111011101 10111011111 1110100010111 1111001010111 1111110110101 1101111011101 1111100111111 1111101011101 011101111100101 0111111101010 0101110101 10100110101 10111010111 110111011111 1011101110101 11011110101 111010101 1111000101 101110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,337 |
Words | 288 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 26 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 39 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
About this poem
I thought about the people I love and their many mistakes and flaws. There is a stark contrast between the idealistic beauty of love and the realistic everyday imperfection of people, and the way they blend is staggering to me.
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Written on June 13, 2019
Submitted by mauluccisantino on June 29, 2022
Modified on April 06, 2023
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