Analysis of The Decision



When I was young I looked at life differently
 Through a small lens of scope

Now that I'm old let the truth be told...
 A lie is still a lie and the truth a truth

Made a choice to turn to a power
 That's much greater then myself

Some put that book right back on the shelf
 As a child I looked up at the clouds

Making beautiful pictures of the vast formations
 As the many years would pass

I had every reason in which to grasp
 Life's greatest mysteries to impart

There's a line being drawn in the sand
 Hopefully someday all will understand

Shadows block the memory from my mind
 One word in the dark has come to light

Never relent to ever give up on the fight.


Scheme XX XX XA AX XX XX BB XC C
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111100 101111 111110111 01110100101 101111010 111011 111111101 101111101 1010010101010 1010111 11100100111 110100101 101101001 10011101 110100111 110011111 100111011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 685
Words 136
Sentences 2
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 59
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted by hitalot on May 24, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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