Analysis of The Color Of Cult



In the hue of a cult,
A pigment
Of devotion
Disperses thickly,
Soaked into every layer,
A tapestry
Of beliefs
Spun wide.
A chromatic
Allegiance,
Cast from embryonic
Trusts,
Staking claims
On retinas,
Seductive
In its allure.

Crimson,
The color of cult,
A shade of fervor
That blinds,
Saturating vision
With zeal,
Painting illusions
On minds.
From outstretched arms,
Adoration drips,
Pooling,
As if love
Can be contained,
Confined within
Tangled hearts.

Emerald,
The color of cult,
A shade of envy
And greed,
Luring in with promises,
Veiling truth
Like seaweed.
Whispers of power lurk,
Where ideals
Turn rotten,
Avarice intertwined,
Vowing truths
Long forgotten.

Indigo,
The color of cult,
A mask of wisdom worn,
Hiding shadows
Beneath,
A platform
For truths false-born.
Mesmerizing
In mystique,
A shroud
Of deepest thought,
Endowing shades
Of purpose,
To actions
Wrongly wrought.

Lemon,
The color of cult,
The sweetest tang
Seduces,
A sour taste,
Once consumed,
Poisonous truths
It produces.
Euphoria
Drowns reason,
Citrus bliss
Distracts,
As individuals dissolve,
Into a single
Kaleidoscope act.

Violet,
The color of cult,
The line between
Passion and pain,
A gradient that blurs,
Until distinctions
Wane.
Boundaries
Become hazy,
In pursuit
Of collective solace,
As purple haze
Descends,
Imbuing minds
With paralysis.

The color of cult,
A prism
With fractured light,
Drawing seekers
Into its web,
Until they are consumed
By the fight.
A palette
Of emotions,
Swirling
In shades and sheen,
Forever branded
As disciples,
In colors
Of the unseen. 


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Poetic Form
Metre 001101 010 1010 110 10110010 0100 101 11 01 010 11010 1 101 11 010 0101 10 01011 01110 11 10010 11 10010 11 1011 0101 10 111 1101 0101 101 10 01011 01110 01 1001100 101 11 101101 101 110 100001 101 1010 10 01011 011101 101 01 01 1111 100 001 01 1101 0101 110 110 101 10 01011 0101 1 0101 101 1001 1010 0100 110 101 01 1010001 01010 0101 100 01011 0101 1001 010011 01010 1 100 0110 001 101010 1101 01 11 10100 01011 010 1101 1010 0111 011101 101 010 1010 10 0101 01010 1010 010 1001
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 1,599
Words 353
Sentences 15
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 16, 15, 13, 15, 15, 15, 15
Lines Amount 104
Letters per line (avg) 12
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 177
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

This poem explores the various colors associated with cults and the meanings they hold. Overall, the poem suggests that cults draw seekers in with their fractured light and emotions, branding them as disciples in colors that are unseen.

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Written on July 09, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on July 09, 2023

1:46 min read
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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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