Defending Against What Is Evil
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Continuing without end,
A beginning battle against evil.
Done to defend.
Peace.
And the benefits this brings.
To every human being.
Then mysteriously,
The more evil becomes the defender.
Stung by the appetite,
Of blood to taste and crave.
Like never before.
Drooling from the mouth to win a war.
For more of it.
To love what began.
Yet...
Nolonger wishing to end.
What had been,
An unwelcome taste to hate.
Now...
Consumed to await the appreciation,
Of discriminating served to celebrate...
For more evil to digest.
Anticipating the craving of it to defend.
The overwhelming addicting smell.
Known too well it can not be left behind.
Or wanting to dismiss to miss the flavor!
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Written on April 20, 2024
Submitted by lpahtillah on April 20, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAXXX XBXXCCXXXAXDXXDXAXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 676 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 20 |
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