Analysis of Official



So sad.
So,
Pitiful is the crazing madness.

'Yes.
And,
So it seems to appear that way.'

Everyday the mayhem seems to escalate.
Spreading as if,
Syrup poured over hot buttered waffles.

'Make my mayhem to come done,
With Maple syrup on my hot pancakes.'

Either way,
It has become difficult to take seriously...
What people are being made to assume,
This horror and tragedy of it all...
Is just a forgettable episode,
In America's long list...
Of great and terrific historic events.
Embellish to exaggerate,
A corn swapping...
That escalated into a cowboy Indian thing.
Afterall...
What other country produces,
The greatest stories told to sell sold?
And molded into reminiscing memories.

'Especially to sell handmade moccasins.
You are so right.
But today...
More it seems,
Created are conflicts between ourselves.
With heated allegations made,
Towards neighbors, friends and relatives.
Leaving many people claiming to see,
Bigfoot and other creatures...
Thought to be from out of space.
And...
Have intentions to stay,
On their property staring at them.'

What do you mean?
Staring at them!
Where on Earth is your mind?

'Check this out.
They are staring.
As if just as amazed as everyone else.
As if they are awaiting,
Screams to hear and people calling 911.
To be declared...
Threats and enemies to a way of life.
But nooo! They await patiently.'

Awaiting?
Awaiting patiently?
You sound crazier by the second.

'For official word from the government.'

There is no point made to ignore you.
Continue with this...?

'But those in leadership positions,
Have either become distracted...
By their own self importance.
Or trying to come up,
With new and fresh frightening images.
But what to call them is the dilemma.'

Why not just call them monsters!

'Sure.
Why not?
Especially this time of the year.
When everyone during Halloween,
Wants to reveal who they really are!'

Spring soon will come.
And there will be something introduced,
People will fear.
With a rush to make it official,
A need to be pinched, pricked.
Or vaccinated to prevent,
Stupidity from spreading an infection!

'You're scaring me.
Stop it.'

Me?
You're the one with the mask on.
Covering another worn to fake.
Tell me...
What sense does that make?


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Poetic Form
Metre 11 1 10010110 1 0 11110111 101011110 1011 1011011010 111111 110101111 101 1101100111000 1101101101 1100100111 110010010 0010011 11001001001 0101010 0110 110001011001 10 11010010 010101111 01001010100 0101111100 1111 101 111 01010101001 1100101 011010100 1010101011 101010 1111111 0 101011 111001011 1111 1011 111111 111 1110 1111011101 1111010 11101010 1101 1010010111 11101100 010 010100 111001010 1010110100 111111011 01011 11010010 11001010 1111010 110111 1101100100 1111110010 1111110 1 11 01011101 1101001 110111101 1111 01111001 1011 101111010 011111 11000101 01001101010 1101 11 1 1011011 100010111 11 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,128
Words 377
Sentences 62
Stanzas 17
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 2, 14, 13, 3, 8, 3, 1, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 2, 5
Lines Amount 81
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 101
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted by Lp,jr. on October 25, 2021

Modified by Lp,jr. on October 25, 2021

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