Analysis of Humanity Sucks

Dr. T. Pinnock 1962 (Hartford, Ct)



Since my birth.
I never feared anyone or anything on this earth.
I once thought good about humanity.
Then I read Thucydides.
To give is to be hated in any society.
Weakness surrounds me.
Stop dreaming I was told.  
Be ordinary for I'm old.  
Worry about my debts abound.
Forget my purpose and face the loser's ground.  
Greed and jealousy permeate each soul.
No one wonder in Jewish and Christian theology, God destroyed humanity by taking back control.
I actually thought most used their higher brain.
I was swallowed with disdain.
Ignorance and money are King.
Goodness is just a celebrity thing.
I do not understand a word those constantly around me say.
I just work, get rebuked and pay.
But I travel within.  
Where my joy never DOES end.


Scheme AABCBBDDEEFFGGHHCIJK
Poetic Form Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 111 110110110111 1111010100 1111 11111100100100 10011 110111 1100111 10011101 0111001011 101001011 111001001001001010100110101 11001111101 1110101 10001011 1011001001 111010111000111 11110101 111001 1111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 739
Words 130
Sentences 20
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 582
Words per stanza (avg) 130
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Dr. T. Pinnock

Dr. Pinnock first wrote poetry in the institution he resided in inside a classroom at 8 years old. The typewriter was old and manual with a keyguard. A keyguard is a device with an opening for each key to prevent a person lacking fine motor skills from accidentally hitting a key. Dr. Pinnock was granted permission to use the class alone. He labored there typing for hours ignoring his cerebral palsy. Dr. Pinnock grew up with his family until August of 1970. Poverty forced his parents to make him a ward of the State of Connecticut. more…

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