Analysis of Who We Were



The steep staircase of life's learning
Straight, then crooked, curved,
Circular, ever endlessly upward
On this sensational, scenic trip of lusty life
Vast panoramas, pictorial, pleasing eyes and palate, influenced,
tutored, loved, cajoled by many
All eyes on the inner mind Impregnated and immersed
As it surpasses the compact human computer
Stored in the murky mass of messy cells In our brilliant brain; active, agitated
We envision, exactly recall, digest by experience
So sensually sophisticated are we
That we evolve, develop, fathom
Rationalize into complicated patterns
The highest, greatest gift to humanity Inspire infinite, incredible possibilities
A maturing prototype; compose, invent,
Unlike the finished product from a candy line production
Instead pray action, rebirth of who we are,
Carry our secret banner within our hearts
Aspire to god-like greatness
Almost touching the magnificent magic of the unreachable
Of who we were, who we are, and who we will become


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Poetic Form
Metre 01111110 11101 1001010010 1101001011101 110100101010100 10101110 1110101010001 1101001010010 100101110101010110100 101001010110100 11010011 110101010 1000110010 010101101000110001000100 0010100101 010101010101010 01110011111 1010101001101 0111110 1100010010100100 1110111011101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 965
Words 151
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 805
Words per stanza (avg) 149
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Submitted by arthurweil on October 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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