Analysis of Bad things



Why do bad things happen to good people?
Never thought I would ever use this phrase.
I ain't a good person.
But him, he was a good person.
The person who took me In
Took me in like one of his own.
Furnishing my first rented room.
Took me for grocery shopping.
Paid for the groceries shopped.
Even some clothes we shopped.

Why do bad things happen to good people?
Even the mean aunt knows.
Knows of his great heart
His kind heart.
She even says he is humble.
Actually the most humble person she has ever met.
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Good people who even that grump knows are good people!

Why did you take his son.
His only son.
Never saw the man so shattered.
All the light dimmed.
The smile is no more
No parent wants to see their offspring gone
But the kind man saw.
And you let it happen.
Why do bad things happen to good people?!


Scheme Axbbxxxxcc AxddaxAa bbxxxxxbA
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101110 1011110111 110110 11110110 0101110 11011111 10011101 11110010 1101001 101111 1111101110 100111 11111 111 11011110 10001101011101 1111101110 1101101111110 111111 1101 10101110 1011 01111 110111111 10111 011110 1111101110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 862
Words 194
Sentences 24
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 10, 8, 9
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 219
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Written on January 27, 2023

Submitted by Banbeast on January 26, 2023

Modified on April 28, 2023

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