Analysis of Impropriety
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Who still living these back to the future days,
Sheltered, isolated and dwelling in a cave.
Is stunned, shocked...
And left needing air to breathe.
With a doing to discover when told,
Corruption has been legalized.
With a license to buy it sold.
Granting impropriety,
A normal way of life to live.
As long as a testing of the word,
Is correctly spelled to pass.
On a given ethics test after being asked,
If one objects to theft, fraud or minor crimes?
Committed but not admitting guilt to feel.
And...
Depending on their answer,
They are awarded free meals...
Along with invitations for two to attend,
An open behind doors tour...
Of where the justices of the Supreme Court,
Decide whatever they choose to do.
Without hint or clue as to who or how,
The doing of their secret activities...
Are scrutinized.
'But...
Aren't they the 'law' to conduct.
And maintain order?'
No!
Everyone knows them to be above that!
'What about the keeping of integrity?'
Hey.
You passed the impropriety test.
What more do you expect?
A pretentious imitation of decency?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101110101 10100010001 111 0110111 1010101011 0101110 10101111 100100 01011111 111010101 1010111 101010110101 11101111101 01011010111 0 0101110 1101011 01101011101 1100111 11010010011 1101111 0111111111 01011100100 110 1 10101101 00110 1 101111011 10101010100 1 11001001 111101 00100101100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,052 |
Words | 219 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 24, 3, 2, 1, 4 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 162 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Written on May 01, 2023
Submitted by lpahtillah on May 01, 2023
Modified by lpahtillah on May 01, 2023
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