Analysis of Difficult To Believe



Incredible as it is,
I find it difficult to believe...
There are people who still refuse to accept,
The many who go to great lengths...
To get and have life lived their way.
Regardless of others.
Just to mess up,
Everybody's quality of life.
Including their own.
And then to accuse those who choose,
To obey and follow laws and rules...
As being fools and unpatriotic.

'No way?
Here?
In The United States of America?'

Yep.
Right here in the land,
Where people are dependent upon others.
Regardless of race, religious beliefs.
Political affiliation.
Color of eyes or hair texture.

Yes!
And not only that.
These are the very same people,
Who oppose and object...
The success others acquire to obtain.
Even though they too benefit from it.

Yes way.
And to claim themselves,
In the majority.
With everything at their fingertips.
Yet blame those they say,
Who are in the minority...
The ones threatening to destroy,
Freedoms and entitlements...
They deserve but most don't get!'

'Where on Earth did you hear,
Such foolish and ridiculous rumors?
Or...
If possible,
Show me examples of this!'

'Well...
Show me!
Where is this nonsense?'

I can't believe you don't see it!
Up front and close enough,
To touch your nose.

'How many times have I told you,
I don't live in this neighborhood?
And besides...
I still can not believe,
You love living here.
What on Earth is wrong with you?
You act and speak intelligently.
Look...
And please don't be offended.
I have yet to see anyone,
Pretending to be someone else!
So tell me this...
What kind of life is that to live?
To claim to love and be happy about it!'

You don't get it!

'Oh, really?
Is that so?
And I will pray everyday it stays that way!


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (34%)
Metre 0100111 111100101 11101101101 01011111 11011111 010110 1111 10010011 01011 01101111 101010101 110100010 11 1 00010110100 1 11001 11010100110 0101101001 01000010 10111110 1 01101 11010110 101010 00110010101 1011110011 11 01101 000100 1101110 11111 11000100 01100101 1000100 1011111 111111 1100010010 1 1100 1101011 1 11 11110 11011111 110101 1111 11011111 1110110 001 111101 11101 1111111 110101000 1 0111010 1111110 0101111 1111 11111111 11110110011 1111 110 111 01111011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,638
Words 311
Sentences 53
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 12, 3, 6, 6, 9, 5, 3, 3, 14, 1, 3
Lines Amount 65
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by Lp,jr. on October 12, 2021

Modified by Lp,jr. on October 12, 2021

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