Analysis of God is Always Watching
James Vincient Johnson 1952 (Algoma WV)
God is Always Watching
I have been watching my people
They are intolerable in their actions
No matter what I say from my steeple
People do not think there are reactions
Of listening to Satan’s call
To destroy my people and my ball
My earthly ball I made round
So my people could think and be sound
Reason with me
And I will let you see
Can a man and another man make a baby
Can a woman and another woman make a baby
I have seen the bold and wise
Shown through a mighty disguise
I have given you all a brain
And allow you comfort on my ball and chain
Fix Satan’s gay mess
I am but one God not to test
| Scheme | X ABABCCDDEEEEFFGGXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110 11110110 11010000110 1101111110 1011111010 1100111 101110011 1101111 111011011 1011 011111 101001011010 10100010101010 1110101 1101001 11101101 00111011101 1111 11111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 607 |
| Words | 128 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 18 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 237 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
About this poem
Beware of who you want to be. You are who you are, so don't fool yourself.
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