Analysis of Education
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Never has there been,
That next time to be the first...
To discover something new and different.
Going unrehearsed to prepare for it.
And few live,
Without being exposed to education.
Done to come to update,
A replacing of the old not to renovate.
But to leave it behind to age.
Regardless who wishes to remain and stay,
Having it their way...
Protesting.
Even though they may be,
The same people heard to make claims...
Enough progress is not made,
For their children...
In schools being taught to teach,
What it takes to become successful.
As the World and the society,
Rapidly changes in diversity.
And yet,
Truth to teach it to have it learned...
Many living with minds,
Limited and confined.
Continue to object,
To a future they can not accept...
Without their delusions defended.
And left kept protected!
'How can anyone expect,
To advance and enhance their minds...
Mentally.
With this to do done AND then,
What the truth and it's reality...
Censored to avoid,
From their children?
Already exposed to anything they download,
In seconds and minutes?
Over the internet available.
When and wherever,
They, you or anyone chooses to do it!'
'Well...
That maybe truth.
However,
My children are exceptions!'
'OH?
You mean the children who today,
Are witness to observe...
Rebelling against everything you say.
To then attempt,
Living your bigoted ways.
As you charade to masquerade,
A pretentiousness...
That has exhausted your common sense?
And consciousness?
Comeon!
How long do you believe,
Your children will not need...
Either mental therapy or drugs,
To escape away...
From you.
And a life you have created to fiction it.'
'How dare you talk to me like that?
So...
Appalling, rude, disgusting and...'
'Honest?
You're right.
Afterall...
I am neither a psychologist,
Policeman, judge, prison guard.
Or warden.
Although...
I will say this,
If I had been a teacher?
Or someone with authority?
No child would speak to me disrespectfully.
Lack discipline.
And you came to me,
Defending your B.S. and theirs.
The only right you would have,
Is to shut up and listen!
Something too obvious,
Not on your top ten list to prioritize it!'
'Are you through?'
'With you?
Yes!'
'I don't have to stand here and take that!'
'We all have our options.
Don't we.
And...
I hope you forgive me.
For wasting 'my' time!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111 1111101 10101010100 1000110111 011 0110011010 111101 00101011110 11110111 01011010101 10111 010 101111 01101111 011111 1110 0110111 111101010 101000100 1001000100 01 11111111 101011 100001 010110 101011101 011010010 011010 111001 10100111 100 1111101 1010110 10101 1110 0100111011 010010 100100100 10010 1111010111 1 1101 10 1101010 1 11010101 110101 010011011 1101 1011001 1101101 01 110101101 0100 1 111101 110111 101010011 10101 11 001110101101 11111111 1 01010100 10 11 10 111000100 0101101 110 1 1111 1111010 1110100 1111111 1100 01111 0101101 0101111 1111010 101100 11111110101 111 11 1 111111011 1111010 11 0 111011 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,210 |
Words | 399 |
Sentences | 66 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 28, 12, 4, 17, 3, 18, 1, 2, 1, 5 |
Lines Amount | 91 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 175 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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