Analysis of HARSH WORDS



Was hanging out with friends one night
playing poker and having fun
When a little argument turned into a fight
Things got all hostile and numb
The words got harsher, the tone was worse
Who gave a damn to the power of spoken words
Out of mere ego and to save my face
I threw thoughtless words all over the place

As the night grew darker and stars up high
i pondered on those words, when and why?
The trouble with talking fast is as simple as can get
you may say something you haven't thought of yet

once let go, those words cannot return
like a bullet once shot, will hit the goal and burn
Pulling the trigger is in your will
so wait, think and weigh until,
Your words match your trail of thought
the composure reflects...you are calm not hot

As temper isn't strength...its a sign of the weak
it squeezes you out.. you're not rational as you speak

As someone great once told ...
speech is silver and silence is gold
I wish i was careful that night
Could have kept things smooth and avoided the fight
I pledge to learn from this day on
Grow up, keep cool.. don't be a moron! :))


Scheme AXAXXXBB CCDD EEFFXX GG HHAAII
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 10100101 101010010101 1111001 011100111 110110101101 1111001111 1110111001 1011100111 110111101 01011011110111 11110110111 111111001 101011110101 100101011 1110101 1111111 001011111 11010101101 1101111100111 11111 111001011 11111011 11111001001 11111111 11111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,051
Words 209
Sentences 8
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 6, 2, 6
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 168
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Written on May 16, 2009

Submitted by nimisha_k on September 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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