Analysis of Resist Involvement
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Resist involvement,
Marinated in a scent...
Attracting to welcome foolishness.
Sniff it for what it is.
And...
If possible stay distant from it.
Too many curious will not admit,
There are times that come...
When minding one's own business,
Seems impossible to avoid.
Especially when something fresh and new,
Is introduced to seduce...
One's nose to direct it in places,
Where familiar faces are seen...
Discussing their opinions.
Adding spice to a foolishness.
Making hot was is not.
Yet rumored about to say,
Others were there to validate.
With names to give.
And addresses where they live.
Heed to warnings and suggestions made.
Resist involvement.
Created to escalate,
A turning up the heat.
To have been marinated to welcome,
Not only foolishness but conflict too.
Making hot was is not.
And too attracting to avoid.
Sniff it for what it is.
Cover your nose and turn the other way.
And if possible,
Stay distant from it.
To then pray and thank God,
You managed to keep your nosey self...
From being accused,
Of knowing what happened.
Others will claim you too were there.
To validate lies they created to tell.
And all you would have done to do,
Was to stand on your toes.
Looking over heads.
Hearing them making up stuff.
To get closer and discover,
Nothing to have caused...
A yelling and shouting.
With it then to ask someone else,
'Why are you here involved in this B.S?
When I'm sure you can find,
A better use of your wasted time!'
'OH?
And you?
Why are you here?'
'Curiosity.
That's all.
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
Metre | 01010 100001 010110100 111111 0 110011011 1101001101 11111 1101110 10100101 010110101 101101 111011010 10101011 0101010 10110100 101111 1100111 10011100 1111 0110111 111000101 01010 010110 010101 111100110 1101001101 101111 01010101 111111 1011010101 01100 11011 111011 11011111 11001 110110 10111101 11001101011 01111111 111111 10101 1011011 11100010 10111 010010 1111111 111101011 111111 010111101 1 01 1111 0100 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,444 |
Words | 266 |
Sentences | 41 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 15, 18, 8, 3, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 55 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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