Be Catholic
I slinked into the shadows
the back of the church
Wondering what it is to
be Catholic
The room was a monument to monotony and routine
I saw three hundred dogs
obeying the divine Pavlov's word
Kneeling and watching
The room was clouded in incense and sin
I sat on pew
as stiff as their faith
Praying and sitting
The room was flooded with saintly images of terrible deaths
I listened to a man of God
preach guilt and damnation
Fearing and listening
I slinked out of the shadows
the back of the church
Knowing I would never
be Catholic
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aBcD xxxe xcxe xxxe aBxD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 513 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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