Rewinding Time
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
No time has been like these times to find,
So many blinded and found...
Doing their best to rewind,
What has gone to pass...
A past had to have lived,
With a wish to dismiss...
Reality and the truth of it.
Today?
More are embracing their delusions,
To protect and defend.
Against truth to hear it heard.
And upset their children,
Will fear and feel threatened...
By a truth taught to teach,
Could leave them mentally disturbed.
Yet...
Every child expose to the internet,
Learning how to bully, lie and cheat.
Done to speak disrespectfully,
To their parents, teachers.
And anyone else...
Assigned to have authority.
Roam around,
On suburban and urban streets.
Drugged up and overdosing...
Purposely to avoid,
The significance of pretensions...
They have been sold to uphold,
As a wholesome way of life.
Reeking of division, racism and B.S.
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Submitted by Lp,jr. on November 01, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACXXX XDXXXXXX EEXXXXXBXXXDXXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 809 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8, 15 |
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