Analysis of Guilt
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
No matter how wide,
One's smile is.
With exposing,
In the darkest of midnight...
The brightest of whitest teeth.
Done to attempt to hide disguised,
Proof and evidence of their guilt.
Not a smile to practice it,
On a face displaying...
Hypnotic and innocence eyes.
Will change the truth produced.
Or tears made to flow.
Assisted by onions...
Chopped with jalapeño peppers.
And applied to the eyes.
Frequently to dap...
With a monogrammed initialed,
Designer silk handkerchief!
'Yes sir.
Yes, Your Honor?'
'One of the most brilliant,
I have witnessed in years.
However...
If you had added,
Some garlic and avocado?
I would not hesitate a second,
To declare your innocence.
And...
Immediately close this case.
For lack of qualifying evidence.
But no!
You have proven yourself thoughtless.
Inconsiderate and selfish.
To believe I would be,
Sitting here not craving the taste...
For a taco.
Or at least...
One or two tortilla chips.
That would satisfy that crave.
How on Earth,
Could you have allowed yourself...
To be that self serving?
And indulgent?
Without taking a few minutes,
To investigate my ethnic background?'
'No butts.
Shut up!
Guilty as charged!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 111 1010 001011 0101101 11011101 10100111 1011101 101010 01001001 110101 11111 010110 111110 001101 10011 1010010 0101100 11 1110 110110 111001 10 11110 1100010 11110010 1011100 0 01000111 111100100 11 11100110 1010 101111 10111001 1010 111 1110101 111011 111 1110101 111110 0010 01100110 10101101 11 11 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,135 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 39 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 2, 19, 6, 3 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 178 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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