Analysis of Stop Me
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Stop me,
When the whistle heard blows.
I have wrestled myself far away,
From my own circle of common sense.
Stop me if my ears seem to be closed.
And my nose is stuck up in the air.
Acting if I just don't care.
Too risky is my reach for ecstasy.
Teased to keep me tempted,
In my my head that fills with fantasies.
Stupid I would leave my comfort zone.
And my happiness to have it.
But I want more to claim owned.
Like,
Everyday to live it under Sunshine.
Without a cloud around me that I see.
Like a wishing on a falling star to witness.
With my name blazing behind it.
Knowing it was meant for only me.
Stop me, stop me...
When the whistle heard blows.
Keep in a match that fits,
My abilities meant not to switch...
To ruin my earn happiness.
Stop me quick,
With a whistle loudly blowed.
Return me back to consciousness.
I don't want to be perceived as greedy.
Like others never satisfied.
Wanting more to feast a need to please.
I don't want to be perceived as selfish.
When I have already more,
Than I wished to dream.
Stop me,
When your whistle heard blows.
Stop me being tempted.
And teased beyond reality.
Seeking something not for me.
I know I should stay happy,
But spoiled I've been made.
By so much in life I see,
Thinking if I reached for ecstasy...
Nothing else would I need to be pleased.
'What about love?'
'Love?
That's all I hear people wishing to want.
Love these days is completely over-rated.
People loving this and that.
Their dogs and cats.
Shoes, clothes and impressions made.
Then...
Searching over the internet,
For someone they never met.
In three days they are living together.
Finding themselves,
Hoping to download a picture...
Of someone else fully undressed.
Yet claim to have found their soulmates!
These times I want removed,
Out of my mind.
I use to believe,
You kids today found ecstasy.
And staying drugged up to keep it?
Ain't for me.
I'd rather beat my...'
'What?
Beat your what?'
'You're the pot smoker.
Use your imagination!'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 101011 11101101 111101101 111111111 011111001 1011111 1101111100 111110 0111111100 101111101 01100111 1111111 1 101111101 0101011111 101010101110 11110011 101111101 1111 101011 100111 101001111 11011100 111 1010101 01111100 1111101110 1101010 101110111 1111101110 1110101 11111 11 111011 111010 010110 1010111 1111110 11111 1110111 101111100 101111111 1011 1 1111101011 11110101010 1010101 1101 1100101 1 1010010 111101 0111110010 1001 1011010 1111001 1111111 111101 1111 11101 11011100 01011111 111 11011 1 111 10110 110010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,974 |
Words | 440 |
Sentences | 56 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 12, 8, 6, 10, 1, 16, 5, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 69 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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