The poem consists of five stanzas that vary in length. The number of the verses, which are also diversifying concerning the number of words, decreases from stanza to stanza: There are very long verses like for example: "lost in a world of confusion(..) suppressed by manipulation, and destroyed by modern society(..)" or "I have come a long way to nowhere" but there are also short ones that consist of a single word, for instance: "Or(...)Yes.(..) Progress."

The first stanza is the longest one (it comprises 12 verses),the second stanza has 11 verses, the third stanza has 7 verses, the fourth stanza comprises 6 verses and the last stanza consists of only one verse : "My own people." There is also a connection between the length of the stanzas an the content of the poem because the length refers to Joaquin's state of confusion: At the beginning of the poem, he has...