Analysis of Profits Not Prophets

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



No prophet to follow,
Has mentioned...
Profits to have caused,
Wars and conflicts to create them...
Had been the main ingredient,
To use as an excuse...
For selfish kept profits reduced.
By the threat of diversity.
And the proof of truth,
As to who from them...
Were made to perceive the enemy.
While defending to protect,
Uninvited poachers...
Misrepresenting themselves to be,
Peacekeepers.
Instead of thieves of natural resources.
Having their theft to believe,
Profits to keep were theirs to take.
To leave those behind destitute,
Hungry, homeless and unfortunately...
Not the ones chosen,
With skills to kill.
Or recognize,
Smiling deceivers for who they are 2B!


Scheme ABCDEFGHIDHJKHKLMNOHPQRH
Poetic Form
Metre 110110 110 10111 10011011 11010100 111101 11011001 10110100 00111 11111 011010100 1010101 01010 00100111 10 01111100100 1011101 10110111 1110110 1010001000 10110 1111 110 10111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 644
Words 107
Sentences 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 524
Words per stanza (avg) 107
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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