When All Else Fails
When all else fails
You have only yourself
To set sail
On a journey,
Or a phase
Of a life that was always yours
And you’ve never been known as a bore
So, when all else fails,
Call your mom
And pray she has the answers
Because she knows just how to break through
Your tough shell
So, when all else fails
Play the music-
Let it blare!
We spend our time being way too serious
When we should be roaming.
Constantly curious
Remember this line
The next time
You sit in silence
Thinking in the past-tense
That the present doesn’t wait
The present is to conquer
The present consumes the wanderer
But the wanderer disregards time
Because the present is what exists.
The future is not as it is
And when all else fails
Remember, you have a life to live
About this poem
The power of the present.
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Written on June 01, 2023
Submitted by somethingaboutmary on February 03, 2025
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | axx xx bx A xbxx Axx cxc xdxx xeed x xa x |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 167 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 2, 1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 1 |
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