Analysis of Your Expectations Are Not Mine To Want



Not a second that makes one minute.
To take one hour awaiting it to come.
Have I tried or attempted,
Living my life to meet your expectations!
Your expectations are not mine to want.
Flaunting what I do is not my ambition.

This assumption may come,
From your belief is what I do done.
To think what I do is a jealousy I have,
Of your accomplishments achieved.
I am happy about the attention you receive.

How many times have I supported,
Your successes to say...
How proud I am of your endeavors?
How many times have I attended,
Your events?
With my mentioning to others,
Done to recommend to them.

That which I have done to do,
With time taken and sacrificing too?
Is a need to want myself to improve.
In a competition,
Having nothing with you to do.
Our paths are quite different.
And that I enjoy the most.
You are determined to succeed.
This you do is no different than me.
And this to meet,
My own expectations.

Since what you expect to suspect,
Is my wanting to wish what you do.
But I've got enough trying to do my best.
Better done to do it too!
To have it to me heard said,
If I had did what I do another way...
My wishes for success,
Would not be delayed.
Yet not do they have a hint or clue,
As to what I do that keeps me motivated!
Or what is inside my head,
Providing me the incentive!

I don't follow trends.
I'm on a mission to create them.


Scheme XABCXD ADXXX BEFBXFG HHXDHXXXXXC XHXHIEXXHBIX XG
Poetic Form
Metre 101011110 11110010111 1111010 1011111010 101011111 10111111010 101011 110111111 111111010011 11010001 1110010010101 110111010 101011 111111010 110111010 101 11100110 110111 1111111 111001001 101111101 00010 10101111 10111100 0110101 11010101 1111110011 0111 11010 11101101 111011111 11101101111 1011111 1111111 11111110101 110101 11101 111110111 11111111100 1110111 01010010 11101 110101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,358
Words 311
Sentences 29
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 7, 11, 12, 2
Lines Amount 43
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 173
Words per stanza (avg) 44
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Written on December 06, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on December 06, 2023

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