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
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

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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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