Analysis of Society and the Outcasts
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
There's a group of scrappy, stray dogs
roaming the streets, alone and lost.
They're each unique, with different traits.
But society scorns them, they're the outcasts.
One has three legs and a crooked tail.
Another is big and fearsome-looking.
A tiny chiweenie with a loud voice.
And a shaggy mutt, always mistook
for a wolf or some kind of wild creature.
They band together, finding comfort
in each other's company, through the hunger
and pain of living, always in discomfort.
But they persevere, they have a spirit
that can't be broken. They're survivors.
They find food where they can, scraps and garbage
And drink from puddles, their thirst never quenched.
They watch as people walk by, ignoring
their presence, too afraid of disease,
and pitying their condition, never realizing
that these dogs are special, with personalities
that shine through their matted fur and dirty paws.
They have stories to tell, if only someone listened.
Their struggles and triumphs, their hopes and fears.
All hidden, beneath the surface, glistening.
And so they search, for a place to belong.
A home where they're loved, for who they are.
Not cast aside, or viewed as less than.
But welcomed, with open arms, near or far.
They are like us, uniquely special.
Navigating a world that doesn't always understand.
But they have something we often overlook.
The ability to love unconditionally, without demands.
We all could learn from these stray dogs
and cherish diversity, in all its forms.
Everyone has something to offer
and deserves to be seen, in the light they were born.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111011 10010101 110111001 1010011101 111100101 0101101010 01011011 00101101 1011111110 110101010 01101001010 0111010010 1100111010 111101010 1111111010 0111011101 1111011010 110101101 0100101010100 11111010100 1111110101 111011110110 1100101101 11001010100 0111101101 011111111 110111111 1101101111 111101010 10001110101 1111011010 0010011010000101 11111111 01001000111 10110110 001111001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,557 |
Words | 284 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 36 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,235 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 260 |
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