Analysis of Cushy

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



They want it cushy
To live their life as they please.
They want it cushy.
Done to see in their homes on TVs.
While laying back and munching on,
Snacks to eat.

They want it cushy to believe,
Others do this with ease.
Awaiting for their welfare checks.
Monthly received.

They want it cushy.
Life.
To live as they please.
Cushy.
Like the folks portrayed on TV.
They want it cushy.
Until they see to disbelieve,
People hungry in despair...
On urban streets.
Pretending themselves to be,
Victims of neglect.
And hopelessly in need.

'For the life of me.
I can not understand,
Why these people always...
A helping hand.
I gave a dollar or two to a begging man.
And just a week ago,
There he was to still stand.
Saying once again he need helping hand.
What more do they want?
They have their own TV shows.
Then in public they pretend,
A hopelessness exposed.
Believing me to be,
The U.S. Treasury.'

They want it cushy.
Life.
To live as they please.
Lazy, laid back and cushy.
Like they see on TV.
Acted to performed dramatically to believe!


Scheme AbAbxx cbxx ADBaaAcxxaxx aexexxeexxxxaa ADBaac
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 1111111 11110 11101111 11010101 111 11110101 101111 0101111 1001 11110 1 11111 10 10101111 11110 01111001 1010001 1101 0100111 10101 010001 10111 11101 11101 0101 110101110101 010101 111111 1010111101 11111 1111111 1010101 010001 010111 01100 11110 1 11111 1011010 111111 101010100101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,037
Words 236
Sentences 35
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 12, 14, 6
Lines Amount 42
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 159
Words per stanza (avg) 38
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Written on September 16, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on September 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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