Analysis of Helpless



I had to write a helpless poem
that others couldn't stand
I had to write about their fear
that kept them running grand

I had to tell them that their fun
was coward to enjoy
I had to tell them that their friends
had joined them in a cloy

I had to say they never tried
to solve a problem yet
I had to say they often said
there's never time to get

I tried to say I'd help them out
but never knew my place
I'd only introduce myself
to friends who kept my pace

I wanted all my time to be
a service for my words
But often thought to spend my time
I'd have to be on sherds

To offer them a helping hand
I'd have to be half crazy
And only know to wait for them
in hopes they'd curb their lazy

They only go to wait for death
and any hope that's cozy
And only know to cling to rope
when hung for deaths more rosy

I wonder if they'll ever change
and hope they find their way
I'll offer up my services
when knowing them some day


Scheme XAXA XBCB XDXD XEXE FXXC AFXF XFXF XGXG
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111101010 110101 11110111 111101 11111111 110101 11111111 111001 11111101 110101 11111101 110111 11111111 110111 110011 111111 11011111 010111 11011111 111111 11010101 1111110 01011111 0111110 11011111 0101110 01011111 1111110 11011101 011111 11011100 110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 884
Words 193
Sentences 1
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

man's laziness to improve

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Written on August 26, 2021

Submitted by Poetbird on August 26, 2021

Modified by Poetbird on August 26, 2021

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