Analysis of An Eye for Change



The eyelids a shutter, like a camera that captures each moment
Searching for validity and subsequently atonement

But what is stored is only what has enthralled the being
Vision goes beyond seeing

For the camera is composed of more than the eye
Look into the tear of the entity that made the cry

A body of senses that perceives it’s surroundings
From folly, to death, to new beginnings

Sometimes instead of a visual it captures
A plethora of all it makes and endures

It may only capture some words or emotion
That frightens it’s earthly repetitive motion

The brain determining the importance
Of action, in accordance

To law of the human nature inside
Using internal misfortune as it’s guide

Small snaps for a world so wide
For where is a human to burrow, to hide?

Each moment being a different outlet
One for happiness, for sadness, for regret

For nature, for nurture, for human kind
One to soothe a boundless mind

To understand you must look through the lens
Beyond what it relates to or what it defends

Of the foes, the enemies, the misunderstood
To relate to the deemed fallen, as well as the good

Anguish develops with misunderstanding
On this earth, what is worth withstanding?

Glance through the eye untold to you
To understand the reason for action beyond you

To conquer the other, to conquer oneself
Is the only way to conjure non-monetary wealth

Open your senses to all that you encounter, some minds in a cage
Remember victory is preserving the well-being of those you engage


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Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 0101010100110110 101010001000010 11111101101010 1010110 1010010111101 10101101001101 0101101011010 1101111010 010110100110 01001111001 111010111010 110110010010 0101000010 1100010 1110101001 10010010111 1110111 11101011011 1101001001 11100110101 1101101101 1110101 101111101 011101111101 10101000001 1011011011101 1001010010 111111010 11010111 101010110011 1100101101 1010111011001 10110111101011001 0101001010011011101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,537
Words 305
Sentences 3
Stanzas 17
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 34
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 15

About this poem

Just some food for thought. It is important to discern what you can and can’t control. Understanding “the enemy,” those you do not understand and the actions that follow, helps to make better decisions for yourself.

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Written on July 20, 2022

Submitted by 7samcro on June 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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