Necessities
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Air.
To breathe.
Water.
To drink and bathe.
With a wanting to eat.
Digest then seek,
A warm place to eliminate...
Whatever it was,
To appreciate and release.
And the then,
Something happens.
Few proactively prepares,
For it to occur to them.
A natural disaster.
Warned to come.
And when it does,
Many think less...
Of the necessities they need.
But...
Left more on their minds,
Are possessions.
Possessions!
That neither breathe, drink nor bathe.
Or...
Have minds to prioritize,
What is the best action to take...
To survive through a natural disaster!
Like those who destroy,
Their way of like.
And the benefits of it.
Before and not after...
Having hindsight too late,
Seeking something to salvage...
From a havoc they have created.
God or Mother Nature,
Had nothing to do with.
Yet blamed to hear,
Accusations and excuses made.
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Submitted by lpahtillah on April 27, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXABXXCXX XDXXAXXXXXXD DBXXXA XXXACXXAXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 793 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 12, 6, 11 |
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