Analysis of Equality
Aamina Sajid Belim 2005 (Mumbai)
If we love people around us for their superiority,
And we hate some because for their simplicity,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY ?
If all the attention and respect is given
to people of status and high authority,
And some are ignored
by the virtue of their inadequacy,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
if money is the only parameter to judge one's success and capacity,
And few are discarded
for their insufficiency,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
If boys are privileged to leisure and study,
And girls are deprived despite their strength and intellectuality,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
If husbands are the pillars and breadwinners of the family,
And wives, ridiculed of their weakness and vulnerability,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
If white is the symbol of sanctity and purity,
And blacks are refused for their needs and necessity,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY ?
Scheme | aaA xaxaA axxA aaA aaA aaA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111100111100100 011101110100 11111010100 110010001110 110110010100 01101 10101101000 11111010100 110101001001110100100 011010 111 11111010100 11110110010 01101011101 11111010100 110101001010100 01101110000100 11111010100 11101011000100 0110111100100 11111010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 909 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
It is about the discrimination, racism and many other equalities faced by people around the globe.
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