Analysis of Hidden Behind Disguises



Truth denied to lie to oneself,
Is a wicked self inflicted existence to live.
To lie and live in denial defying reality?
Has to have many restless peace less nights.
And days seeking to impress.

Although...
Can you imagine yourself,
Giving your support to endorse deception?
With a doing this done to give,
A validation to others who choose...
To lie to themselves.
And perhaps commit,
Misdeeds done to also do too?

Then what?
Expose you to be a fool as well?
An accomplice.
But no longer in masquerade,
To keep hidden your stupidity?

And...
What difference would that make?
To a doing of a choice one has made.
That has been known to be false and faked,
At the moment...
You or anyone chooses,
Fiction to delude over truth to pick!

'Are you calling me an idiot?'

'No.
That thought had not entered my mind.
But if the doing of it should flatter you?
Then an idiot,
As you see yourself shall it be.
I will not argue over your preferences.
That is something with you I will not do!'


Scheme AXBXX CAXXXXXD EXXFB XXFXXXX E CXDEBXD
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111 1010101001011 1101001001010 1111010111 0110101 1 1101001 10101101010 10101111 001011011 11101 00101 01111011 11 011110111 1010 1110001 111010100 0 1100111 1010101111 111111101 1010 111010 1010110111 111011100 1 11111011 11010111101 11100 11101111 111101011000 1110111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 985
Words 219
Sentences 26
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 5, 7, 1, 7
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on October 04, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on October 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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