Analysis of WHAT IS INSIDE OF THE CUP
mad hippie poet 1974 (new jersey)
I have been walking for what seems to be days looking for change to fill my cup in so many ways. I begged, I sang, I stole, but nothing I did filled my soul or made me feel as if I was whole, so I decided to switch up my dance instead of feeling as if I had to left feet. I never knew what I would see or who I might meet.
What is inside this cup? Why is it that the more it gets filled, the emptier it seems? Is this some new reality or some twisted dream? Am I going to wake up without a tongue or teeth to speak? I am strong because I have been weak.
What is in this cup that everyone I encounter is afraid of? Can it be their lies being polished into diamonds of truth? Trust me; I think it is time to open the doors to see the skeletons, to see those God damn fears that as tears fall from eyes that hide behind masks, and it no longer is an easy task.
What is inside of that cup which is drinking the Kool-Aid that has suddenly turned into some wine? Should I put my ear to the ground and see if I hear a sound telling me where I can get mine?
What is inside the cup that keeps trying to make me fall? It is starting to smell like gasoline, and I have the match in my hand to light the fire of my desires, waiting to dance with the flames that have been calling my name.
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Metre | 111101111111011111101101111111110111111111111111110111110111011111111101111111111 11011111110111101001111111011101111011101011111111011111 1101111010101011111111010011011111111111001110100111111111111110110111011101 11011111110011111001011111111101011110110111111 1101011110111111101111001101011110101101010111011111011 |
Characters | 1,280 |
Words | 277 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 5 |
Letters per line (avg) | 196 |
Words per line (avg) | 54 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 196 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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