Analysis of Am I good enough?
When I see my parents working around the clock,
Their efforts for us just never stop,
And yet when I don't live up to the mark,
Failing them at times and their eyes lose that spark,
I wonder whether am I good enough?
When I see friendships falling,
Due to petty misunderstandings,
When the good times doesn't matter,
And moving on feels better.
Attachments fade and only the memories remain.
I wonder whether am I good enough?
When I see people excelling with flying colours,
And here I am still finding my place in the world,
No, it's not jealousy or envy,
Maybe just a lack of self belief,
I wonder whether am I good enough?
Humans are emotional beings,
Dependance is their tendency,
Which might be a person, a goal or their dreams,
Without getting it everything feels incomplete.
And then the void it creates is a home to anxiety.
Making me wonder whether am I good enough?
Who am I?
A surname? A caste? A creed?
A race? A face? A species?
Do they really make me a human being?
Or are these just the tip of the icerberg which is me?
These things that we cherish,
Are actually materialistic and they perish,
People live through impacts,
Not through labels but their acts.
Through acts of kindness :
A comforting smile,
A consoling hug,
A helping hand,
Few words of love.
Long night talks,
Or a beach walk.
As little as they seem,
Good things live through vibes,
It heals hearts,
It kindles hope,
It nourishes sensibility,
It builds up integrity.
These things transcend time.
Words are forgotten but values live by.
And maybe that is the first step....to be good enough.
- By Sonia Gavli
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Metre | 111110100101 110111101 0111111101 10111011111 1101011101 1111010 11100010 10111010 0101110 0101010010001 1101011101 111100101101 011111011001 111100110 101011101 1101011101 101010010 111100 11101001111 01101101001 010110110110100 101101011101 111 010101 0101010 11101101010 111101101111 111110 1100000100110 101101 1110111 11110 01001 00101 0101 1111 111 1011 110111 11111 111 111 11000100 1110100 11011 1101011011 010110111101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,603 |
Words | 345 |
Sentences | 26 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 4, 7, 6, 2, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
It's about today's young generation that faces a lot of challenges like self doubt and anxiety while trying to fit in the societal norms.
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Written on May 15, 2022
Submitted by Soniagavli01 on October 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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