Analysis of Toys Destroyed
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
There are still many people,
To have grown from children to adults...
In age only.
Who remain to believe,
Throwing tantrums and destroying toys.
Will get them the attention,
Done to do as they please.
As this today is witnessed to see.
And these 'children',
Have been taught to teach...
A pledging to selfishness and greed.
Is the only way to succeed.
In a society in which a respect to get,
Has nothing to do,
With being disciplined.
Effort made to endeavor a life,
To enjoy having a purpose sought to seek.
Or pursuing to become,
A better human being.
As an example to set,
For children to expect and accept.
Without weapons to use to believe,
This makes them powerful.
In the eyes of others.
Also limited to ignorance to live it!
'Why do you call people ignorant.
Instead of stupid?'
'Ignorant people,
Have potential to overcome foolishness.
Those who act stupid,
Do this to attract attention.
And seldom do fools like this,
Recognize the potential they have...
From becoming bona-fide idiots.
Remaining to stay clowns,
For laughs and empty to get!'
'And you?
How would you describe yourself?'
'I have been a fool, idiot.
And an unpaid clown.
To have been brought to my attention.
When I was defending,
The comfort of my stubborn ignorance!'
'Oh?
So you admit to have been ignorant?'
'Of course.
Where and what do you think,
Wisdom develops from?
A love for remaining stupid?
Or growing old living in denial?'
'Hey.
Please do t ask me questions like that.
Because everytime I select,
'D'...all above on multiple choice tests.
There seems to always be one,
That makes a better answer.'
'I thought you told me,
You were a graduate student?'
'Noooo.
I said I was a student.
Hoping to graduate.'
'No.
I'm trying to get my G.E.D.
From adult learning classes.
I go to night school.'
'Whatever it takes,
Make sure the answers are straight up!'
'Do us a favor.'
'Yes.
Us!
Stay in school.
And...
If you break your own toys.
Don't blame the act of it,
On someone else.
Earn to buy new ones yourself.'
'Stay in school.'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010 111110101 0110 101101 101000101 1110010 111111 110111011 0110 11111 010110001 10101101 0001000100111 11011 110100 101101001 10110010111 1010101 0101010 1101011 110101001 011011101 111100 001110 101001100111 111110100 01110 10010 1010110100 11110 11101010 0101111 10001011 1010101100 010111 1101011 01 1110101 11101100 01011 111111010 111010 0101110100 1 1101111100 11 101111 100101 01101010 1101100010 1 111111011 0110101 1101110011 111111 1101010 11111 10010010 1 1111010 101100 1 1101111 1011010 11111 1011 11010111 11010 1 1 101 0 111111 110111 111 1111101 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,073 |
Words | 469 |
Sentences | 64 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 17, 2, 9, 2, 5, 2, 5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 8, 1 |
Lines Amount | 77 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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