Analysis of Faith Tested
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Challenged.
And on a continually basis.
Is the strength of one's faith tested.
Disrespectfully and blatant,
Are the hypocrites.
These days from nowhere they appear.
On and off to switch,
Opinions!
Conveniently to choose which better fits,
To hear heard coming out of their mouths.
Through both sides of twisted lips.
As both eyes search for approval given.
With a doing of this quick to prepare,
For other words better to pick.
Then often excuse the dependable use,
Of claiming to misunderstand...
The subject and atmosphere.
Observing.
Although pretending not to know,
How many agree with one over another.
Confusing a topic selected to discuss.
And...
Which is more beneficial,
To the maintaining and growth...
Of their popularity to keep it noticed.
With it hoped no one,
Pretentiously more knowledgeable.
Or capable to imitate being intelligent.
Perfectly.
Challenges a faking of a kept faith.
To expose this with joyful merriment.
Nor has the desire of making it clear,
Just how big of a fool one wants to prove...
Publicly!
'Whew!
Aren't you the lucky one.'
'What do you mean, Lucky?
Everyone in this place,
Is a coat riding, glad hand shaking...
Opportunist!
Fools,
Invited to feel comfortable.
In a pretentiously acceptable setting.'
'So...
That is not a costume you are wearing?
As if a 'commoner'.
Who mingles around.
Before providing the entertainment?'
'LOL...
NO!
I am the host.
I'm the one,
Who invited you all to my home.
Hopefully to enjoy being phony together!
You folks are hysterical.
FUNNY TOO!
Come with me.
I want to introduce you to your soul mate!
You two share ways of insulting people,
With tremendous ease.
LOL...
I love it.
Come.
Follow me!'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10 0100100010 10111110 1010 1010 1111101 10111 010 0100111101 111101111 1111101 1111101010 1010111101 11011011 11001001001 1101001 001010 010 1010111 110011110010 010010010101 0 111010 1001001 11010011110 11111 111000 1100110100100 100 1000101011 10111101 11001011011 1111011111 100 1 1010101 111110 10011 101101110 010 1 010111000 001010010 1 1110011110 110100 11001 010100010 1 1 1101 101 101011111 1001011010010 1110100 101 111 1110111111 1111101010 10101 1 111 1 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,677 |
Words | 349 |
Sentences | 52 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 22, 2, 7, 5, 16 |
Lines Amount | 64 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 185 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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