Analysis of Truth Refused
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
People who refuse to accept what is true,
To accuse others of being insensitive...
Of what they are going through.
In times when denial,
Has for many been replaced...
For escapes made to chase away reality.
Is a damage created by fiction to delude,
Truth for what it is not to be.
Although continued is a fantasy.
Inflicted upon those disturbed mentally.
With recommendations to suggest,
They should seek professional help.
Done to be prescribed,
To numb the effects of being deceived.
And the mental inability to accept,
Lies they are told.
From who and where they hear them said!
'I can not believe,
Most of my life I accepted lies told to me.
Can you?'
'Well...
For many years it took me,
To earn my medical degree.
And the agony I went through,
To locate this place to open...
My own private practice to faithfully deliver,
What patients like you need from me...
Desperately.
I can only confess to do the best I can,
To listen to you...
As one of my regular and loyal patients.
These days I can't afford to lose.'
"Oh...that's a relief.
So glad I am,
To have discovered someone...
Who agrees with me to repeatedly encourage,
What my needs are to keep refilled!'
'And...
Remember,
Whenever you need more of my advice?
I am here for you.
There's no need for you...
To think twice about it.
Here is your prescription.
I have increased the dosage to ensure,
Together we will eventually cure...
Your anxieties.
To completely eliminate the effects.'
'Oh.
So glad I can expect that to happen.
Doctor?
When do you suspect that time to come?
Before or after your upcoming vacation?'
'Who knows.
These situations are personal.
And depending upon the weather,
Especially in the Caribbean.
I may or may not,
Have to remain sheltered in my condo!'
'And me?
What about me?'
'You?
You have no worries.
Most storms like that,
Originate off the coast of East Africa.'
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (43%) |
Metre | 10101101111 101101100100 1111101 011010 111011 1011110110 1010010110101 11111111 101010100 01001101100 10010101 11101001 11101 1100111001 00100100101 1111 11011111 11101 111110101111 11 1 1101111 11110001 00100111 1111110 1110101100010 11011111 1000 111001110111 11011 111110001010 11110111 1001 1111 110101 1011110100010 11111101 0 010 0101111101 11111 11111 111011 111010 1101010101 01011010001 10100 1010010001 1 1111011110 10 111011111 01110110010 11 10101100 001001010 010000100 11111 1101100110 01 1011 1 11110 1111 01010111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,881 |
Words | 408 |
Sentences | 51 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 17, 3, 12, 5, 11, 5, 6, 2, 4 |
Lines Amount | 65 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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