Analysis of Avalanche Of Lies

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



Caught up breathless.
In the avalanche of lies.
Although minted fresh is the breath,
Of those corrupted living lives of fraud.
Accustomed to a smothering up deception.
And anointing the ones appointed,
As leaders familiar with quick disguises.
To lead those bat blind,
Down below the cracks and crevices.
Until the smell of Hell has been reached.
Where there they find their comfort.

And...
Re-surface.
They will.
As chameleons are known to do.
With a different appearance.
Selling B.S. to sell it sold.
In an assortment of fragrances.
Too alluring.
Too scent addicting to refuse,
The attracting captivation.
Or deny the compelling attraction.

'This one here?
What is it?
I can't move away from it.'

'That one we call 'TOO LATE!'

'TOO LATE?
That's funny.
Too late for what?'

'Too late to be made a fool.
To then think of it as funny.'

'Well...
One thing I know,
It works.
How much?'

'That small bottle?
That one is $5.'

'Smells nice.
I'll take it.'

'Great.
And...
Here is the contract agreement!'

'Whoa! Say what?'

'That one?
Is $5 Per month  for three years.
And a settlement charge of $50,000.00...
For your own franchise.
Located wherever you desire.
Uh...are you okay?
Your mind?
It seems to be somewhere else.
Are you OKAY?
Whew...
You scared me.
I thought you were gone like the others.'

'The others?
What are you talking about?'

'You see...
What always appears to be easy to accept.
Can mess your mind up.
Now, take for example.
Hypothetically, of course.
A thief who deceives lies and frauds.
Dresses to impress.
And is clearly narcissistic.
Self obsessed and lets this known.
Publicly to address this.
And then,
Like the master of ceremonies...
At a carnival says,
'GET YOUR B.S. HERE.
TOO ADDICTING TO REFUSE.
BUT NEVER TOO LATE IS IT EVER,
TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS AND WALK AWAY!'

'So...
What are you saying to me?'

'Fools deny they are fools.
No matter who says what to them.
To repeatedly prove to them,
They are stupid.
They want evidence of it produced.
And...
When that evidence is produced?
TOO LATE it is for them to refuse or deny,
They are dummies.
Now...
Are you going to sign and agree,
To 'our' arrangement?
Or...
Would you rather prefer,
To be conveniently among the missing?'

'This is evil.
What you are doing is wicked!'

'Look.
Don't ever offend me,
By comparing me to some lowlife...
Politician.
Did I disrespect you like that?'

'I...
Don't know that yet.
What are my odds if my preference,
Would be...
To write a nice testimonial.
About the services you offer.
With my recommendation of 'TOO LATE'!
Giving it 5 stars?
Would that be good enough,
To barter for my freedom?
And an opportunity to change my underwear?


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110 001011 1101101 1101010111 010101001010 0101010 11001011010 11111 101010100 010111111 1111110 0 110 11 111111 10100010 1011111 010101100 1010 11010101 00101 1010010010 111 111 1110111 111111 11 110 1111 1111101 11111110 1 1111 11 11 1110 111 11 111 1 0 1101010 111 11 111111 0010011 1111 100101010 111 11 111111 111 1 111 111011010 010 1111001 11 11011110101 11111 111010 010011 0111101 10101 0110010 1010111 100111 01 10101100 101001 1111 1010101 110111110 1111110101 1 1111011 101111 11011111 10100111 1110 111001101 0 11100101 111111101101 1110 1 111011001 110010 1 111001 11010001010 1110 11110110 1 110011 10101111 010 1101111 1 1111 111111100 11 11010100 010100110 110010111 1011 111101 1101110 01010011110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,534
Words 484
Sentences 101
Stanzas 19
Stanza Lengths 11, 11, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1, 12, 2, 17, 2, 15, 2, 5, 11
Lines Amount 109
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted by lpahtillah on June 25, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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