Analysis of Mi ultimo adios
My country is filled with history,
Politicians trying to redefine said story,
Change the story where they become heroes,
Because of that in time she froze.
We are now stuck in the past,
Not knowing when it would last.
We keep hearing the word “change”,
We know what it means, but it’s just strange.
We really don’t know how to do it,
All we know is how to cheat.
That’s what we’ve been doing ever since;
For everybody feels like a prince.
We follow our own law,
If it’s not our way, we tend to clench our jaw,
For everything can be paid for,
For our ways are rotten to its core.
I cannot wait until change takes over,
When will we ever find a four leaf clover?
I wanted to make a change for the better,
Only on this land will I be a settler!
I will be the better man!
Damn those fools that ran!
I will stay and die!
I will never say goodbye!
Then I flew to a faraway place,
Where I stayed for a few days,
Where a car is just like having a phone,
Where anybody can buy a home.
“Why can’t we have this?” I said,
Rich or poor can have a slice of bread,
Where everybody knows one law,
I was really in shock and in awe!
If they can do it then why can’t we?!
Why are they living and free?
While we are caged and left with nothing to eat?
Our own past is something we can’t beat!
Now living in this far away land,
Alone and in sorrow I stand,
A better life doesn’t just cost money,
It will leave your eyes red and nose runny.
Being away from the people you love,
Makes you ask questions to the man above,
Should I go back or should I stay?
Is there really no other way?
I seat in front of this screen,
I see an unbelievable scene,
A baby staring back at me,
I will give you a good life, just you see!
I closed the screen with a smile on my face,
Then the smile faded without a trace,
Tears then started to fall,
Next thing I did was curl into a ball.
I could not let myself fall apart,
I had to fight and find a new start,
I opened the screen to find a job,
Hoping that the employer was no snob.
I knocked on every door,
When I had no idea what's in store,
I worked outside my comfort zone,
Ended up getting my back blown,
In my country I was the one on top,
Here I was nothing but a flop,
But there was no turning back,
I know I had to stay on track,
I realized that if my back was broken,
My dreams and goals would end up frozen.
All I really want is to give a good life,
And to make a happy wife.
Wonder when I'll feel her skin against mine?
For when she's not with me I don't feel fine,
But I'm here on this land for her smile,
I'll push through no matter how the stress pile!
This is the beginning of the end,
I now hope that you see me as a friend,
For I am a person in love,
Looking to migrate like a dove,
Scheme | AABB CCDD XEFF GGHH IIII JJKK LXMX NNGX AAEE OOAA PPQQ RRAA LLSS TTUU HHMM VVWW XXYY ZZ1 1 2 2 PP |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (84%) |
Metre | 110111100 010101001110 1010110110 01110111 1111001 1101111 1110011 111111111 110111111 1111111 111110101 11001101 1101011 1111011111101 1101111 1101110111 1101011110 11110101110 11011011010 101111110100 1110101 11111 11101 111011 111101011 1111011 1011111001 110001101 1111111 111110111 1100111 111001001 111111111 1111001 11110111011 1011110111 110011011 01001011 010111110 1111110110 1001101011 1111010101 11111111 11101101 1101111 11101001 01010111 1111011111 1101101111 101100101 111011 1111110101 11111101 111101011 110011101 1010010111 1111001 1111010101 11111101 10110111 0110110111 11110101 1111101 11111111 1101111110 110111110 11101111011 0110101 1011101011 1111111111 111111101 1111101011 110010101 1111111101 11101001 1011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 2,657 |
Words | 560 |
Sentences | 30 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 76 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted by Adrian0510 on March 02, 2021
Modified by Adrian0510 on March 04, 2021
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