Upside Down
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Today the world is upside down;
The people smile when they should frown.
They claim to see when they are blind;
They hate to seek what they will find.
They show their teeth as I pass by;
They wish me well and hope I’ll die.
With flattering lips, they prophesy;
They will not change; they always lie.
I sleep with my head
At the foot of the bed;
I am just more alive
When I’m already dead!
Though I don’t own a thing,
I have more than I need.
Because from this world,
I have now been freed.
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Written on September 01, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 17, 2022
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCXC DDXD XEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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