Analysis of Obscene Caller
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
True love to wish and want with another.
To discover like none other before.
Coming to have that one special key,
That unlocks the door to one's heart.
As if to lift one's feet up off the floor.
With more to adventure.
Leaving nothing left to go unexplored.
May seem to many,
Such a foolish impossible dream.
Yet to hopeless romantics,
Like...
Some can be.
Desperate to be held and touched.
Anything is possible.
And then without warning.
Disturbing a frequent wish to miss,
That elusive deluded love.
While laying alone in bed.
The telephone rings.
'Hellooo.
Do you have any idea what time it is?
This better be an emergency.
And I do mean,
Riddled with urgency.
I...
WHAT!
You disgusting, lowlife.
I can not believe...
Hold on.
Are you...
And please don't take this the wrong way.
Are you one of those,
Nasty talking obscene callers?'
'Do you take requests?
Or filthy suggestions made?
Just curious.
Don't take it personal.'
'Look...
I am an obscene caller.
You...
On the other hand,
Should be ashamed of yourself.'
'I know.
But...
You caught me feeling inappropriate.
And at this hour,
I could benefit from your services.
Forgive me for interrupting.
Now...
Say what you said,
When I answered my phone.
Something about places to put faces.'
'I can't believe this.
Are you nuts?
I will not be calling you back.
What a time waster.
People like you need prayer in your life!'
'I...
No you didn't hang up on me!
Folks today?
So disrespectful.
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Metre | 1111011010 1010111001 101111101 1101111 1111111101 111010 101011101 11110 101001001 1110010 1 111 1011101 101100 010110 010010111 10100101 1100101 0101 1 111100101111 110110100 0111 101100 1 1 10101 11101 11 11 01111011 11111 10100110 11101 1100101 1100 111100 1 1110110 1 10101 1101101 11 1 111100100 01110 1110011100 0111010 1 1111 111011 1001101110 11011 111 11111011 10110 101111011 1 11101111 101 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,392 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 54 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 5, 14, 4, 5, 10, 5, 4 |
Lines Amount | 61 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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