Analysis of Lady Luck
Adrian Vega 1980 (orange, California)
A gloomy Sunday evening, Chasin came home,
To his favorite time, "beer-thirty," he'd roam.
With a thirsty swig, he cracked open his beer,
Feeling almost orgasmic, with no reason to fear.
He turned on the tube, to see his Lakers play,
Up by ten points, what more could he say?
He kicked off his boots and leaned back with a sigh,
Lost in the moment, with his eyes on the sky.
But his peace was disturbed, by the sound of the door,
Harmony, his wife, had walked in once more.
Five years of marriage, ten years by her side,
With her beauty and grace, she was his guiding light.
Chasin, a loyal and loving husband, hardworking too,
Would do anything for his wife, that's what he'd do.
A troubled past, with drugs, he inherited a craving,
But with Harmony, he felt love and a life worth saving.
She worked as a CPA, controlled all the finances,
And with every breath, she controlled Chasin's existence.
They met as teens, it was love at first sight,
And they lost their virginity, on their wedding night.
But on this evening, Harmony came with a plea,
"We need to talk," she said, with a hint of urgency.
Chasin turned off the TV, in a state of shock,
"What did I do now?" he asked, with a pang in his heart.
Harmony hesitated, but then told him the truth,
"I met a friend of a friend, and things got a little loose."
"We had dinner on Wednesday, and I slept with him then,
And on Friday night, when I told you I was with my friend."
Chasin was livid, he shouted and screamed,
"You slept with him? Is this some kind of sick dream?"
Harmony, in tears, begged for his forgiveness,
But Chasin, numb with anger, could not bear this transgression.
"Get out of my house, you're never to return,
You've got 20 minutes, or I'll destroy everything in turn."
The next three days, Chasin was lost in his grief,
Staring at the ceiling, without any relief.
On the fourth day, he saw Harmony's dry erase board,
And with a heavy heart, he wiped away her to-do horde.
Holding back tears, he wrote on the board;
Lady Luck come my way.
Lady Love yes you may.
Lady hate want to play?
Lady sin is it ok?
Lady Lust now you must!
Lady Lust can I trust?
Lady Good yes I should.
Lady Bad I wish I could.
Lady Wise why all the despise, why all the lies?
Lady Pain you drive me insane.
Lady strength let me maintain.
Oh Holy Lady give me the will.
Oh Holy Lady this can't be for real?
Lady Evil here take my soul, I hear you have a HELL OF A DEAL!
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXF GGHH XXFF IIXX XXXX XXXX JJKK LLLCCCCMMNNXOOXPP |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101101011 11100111011 10101111011 1011111011 11101111101 111111111 11111011101 10010111101 111101101101 1001111011 1111011101 101001111101 1001001010101 11101111111 01011110100010 11100111001110 111010110010 0110011011010 1111111111 0111010011101 111101001101 1111111011100 101101100111 1111111101011 100100111101 11011010110101 1110110011111 01101111111111 1011011001 11111111111 10001111010 11011101111010 11111110101 111011011001 01111011011 101010011001 10111111011 01010111010111 101111101 101111 101111 101111 1011111 101111 101111 101111 1011111 101110011101 10111101 1011101 110101101 1101011111 10101111111101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 2,426 |
Words | 527 |
Sentences | 35 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 17 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
inspired by true events
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Written on May 01, 2009
Submitted by epitome.av on February 08, 2023
Modified on March 28, 2023
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