Analysis of Wounded Heathens



Anti-this and that.
While in the midst,
Of performing witnessed acts of betrayal.
Treason.
And award winning portrayals of victimhood.

Wounded.
Sniffling heathens.
Caught being self righteous in broad daylight.
Choosing to pick amongst those left loyal,
Who next to backbite and poison...
Their credibility.

Wounded.
Perpetrators of wholesome pretentiousness.
Claiming themselves,
To be judged unfairly by rules and laws.
Only used when they have been accused,
Of committing 'alleged'...
Minor juvenile misdemeanors.
Forgiven to forget.
When those of ethnic diversity,
Are known to have been the real culprits.

As unbelievable,
Your background to live it has been to be.
Of deception, fraud, corruption.
And other countless criminal misdeeds.
You actually expect the majority of the people,
To continue to buy and accept...
Lies you tell and sell for profit.
Your profit.
And at the expense of everyone else.
Knowing what you do,
Is illegal merchandising.

'Your Honor?
I have been helplessly blessed,
With extreme intelligence.
I was born with a gift.
And groomed from birth,
To use my talents as I see fit.'

You...
Alone, like a devastating storm,
Have ruined the credibility and lives...
Of so many people.
Who pledged their loyalty and allegiance.
To you.
As if you are...

'I know.
The 'IT'.
THE ONE AND ONLY.
Your Honor?
I have rehearsed and practiced humility.
I have,
Failed to walk on water.
But...
My fans demand to idolize and worship me.
And...
That kind of love is a terrible thing to waste.
Especially in ways they know too well.
From where their blessings flow!'

What...
Are we going to do with you?
You seem to thrive on humiliation.

'Look.
I could care less about what you've heard.
Or what the rumors are.
I am not about that 'kinky' stuff.
Although...
I must say to confess and admit,
I am patiently learning to value...
The meaning of rehabilitation.
Yet...
Adjusting to adapt,
Can be a painful experience.
And that to experience is a slow process.
Only time to give it accommodates.'

I see you point.
How about twenty years?
Is that enough time?
Just request more.
And I promise this wish will be bestowed.
As a gift to consider it that way.
This...
Is a courtroom.
Those folks sitting over there?
They are the jury.
And I am the judge!


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (36%)
Metre 10101 1001 10101011010 10 00110010110 10 101 110110011 1011011110 1111010 10100 10 1001101 1001 1110101101 101111101 101001 10100010 010101 111100100 111110110 10100 111111111 10101010 0101010001 110001001001010 101011001 11101110 110 010011101 10111 1010100 110 1111001 1010100 111101 0111 111101111 1 01101001 1100010001 111010 1111000010 11 1111 11 01 01010 110 11010100100 11 111110 1 11011100101 0 111110100111 010011111 111101 1 11101111 111110010 1 111101111 110101 111011101 1 111101001 1110010110 01010010 1 010101 110100100 01101001011 101111010 1111 101101 11011 1011 0110111101 1011010111 1 101 1110101 11010 01101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,264
Words 475
Sentences 71
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 10, 11, 6, 7, 13, 3, 13, 11
Lines Amount 85
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 38
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Written on August 28, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on August 29, 2023

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