Analysis of Decisions



My first twenty years I was a sponge
taking and soaking up everything
sound asleep in every way.
But I knew survival was the most important thing.
I decided to be an artist; I could draw somewhat.
But time was on my side.
Taking my time staying away from major mistakes.


Scheme ABCBDEF
Poetic Form
Metre 111011101 10010110 10101001 1110101010101 1101111011111 111111 1011100111001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 272
Words 56
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 214
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Written on January 02, 2023

Submitted on January 04, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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