Analysis of Two of a Kind, Friend or Foe
God says we should love our enemies,
But I say that is against the grain.
It is so easy to love our family
Because blood is thicker than water !
It is easy to love our friends
Because we have so much in common.
Our words are sincere and never to offend
We do things in earnest in kindly terms.
A funny man once said, you just don't look right to me,
Looks are skin deep, it's what's inside that counts.
But a smile has proven to bring some glee,
It makes you feel like a Mona Lisa !
A friend sees your mistakes and still likes you,
An enemy remembers your mistakes with relish.
To forgive is Divine, who can do it ?
To forget, who can erase it ?
A friend loves at all times,
No greater love than this, to lay down his life for it.
Hate is not a family value,
Are you your brother's keeper ?
If loves makes the world go around
Lets go for a ride of a lifetime,
The ride is free at no expense,
The ticket is, better to give than to receive !
So what is the moral of this refrain ?
Talk is cheat, anyone can do it,
But a life of action,
With blood, sweat and tears is your true friend !
Scheme | XABC XDEX BXBX FXGG XGFC XXXX AGDE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110100 111110101 111101110100 011110110 111011101 011111010 101101010101 1110100101 0101111111111 1111110111 1011101111 1111101010 0111010111 1100010101110 1011011111 10111011 011111 1101111111111 111010010 1111010 11101101 11101101 01111101 010110111101 1110101101 11110111 101110 111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,092 |
Words | 246 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
A free verse poem about friends and enemies
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Written on January 12, 2022
Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on January 12, 2022
Modified on April 06, 2023
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