Analysis of Received And Directly Given



Attention received and given to a menace,
Repeatedly achieved.
With a claim of declaring,
The activities of that menace...
Seems more menacing as if,
In need of more attention to get and does...
Repeatedly achieved and will not leave!

When will it begin to dawn on anyone.
That what has begun to irritate others,
Has for some...
Become an expectation for them to have fun.
Is not going to stop anytime soon.
If attention given to a menace isn't finished.
With what is wanted to end.
Making this meant to prioritize and quick!

As if a switch turned off,
From a patience assumed...
Tolerated to prolong to go on and on.
Electrifies a mind stunned.
With a swift doing that numbs.
Leaving one or more feasting to inflict evil.
Too afraid to make another move.
Threatened by a fear.
Of not knowing what to expect next!
Or...
How close and near,
A retaliation appears to serve up...
The deserving of punishment directly felt.

'Forgive me.
I apologize.'

'Apologize?
For what?
Shouldn't I be the one to do that done.
Since...
I have not begun to start,
Delivering the taste of your favorite flavor!
And it may not be,
As delicious as yours had been meant for me.'

'This insanity.
I don't understand.'

'Neither did I.
Until the message and lessons learned.
I began to comprehend.
The teachings.
Accompanied with...let's say,
Your moves to me made to make repeatedly.
Kept it worth while,
To keep a smile on my face.'

'But...
That to reminisce is some sick stuff.'

'No.
I still believe.
You had been for me a tremendous teacher!'

'I can't take all of the credit.
I was not the only one.'

'I know.
But the flattery I give is all yours to keep!'


Scheme AXXAXXB CXXCXXDX XXXXAXXEXXEXX FG GHCXXIFF FX XXDXXFXX HX JBI HC JX
Poetic Form
Metre 010010101010 010001 1011010 001001110 1110011 01110101101 0100010111 1110111110 1110111010 111 01101011111 111011101 10101010101010 1111011 1011101001 110111 101001 10010111101 010011 1011011 101111010110 101110101 10101 111011011 1 1101 0001001111 001011000101 011 1010 010 11 1011011111 1 1110111 0100011110010 01111 10101111111 10100 1101 1011 010100101 101101 010 010011 11111110100 1111 1101111 1 11011111 1 1101 11111001010 11111010 1110101 11 101001111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,643
Words 362
Sentences 49
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 7, 8, 13, 2, 8, 2, 8, 2, 3, 2, 2
Lines Amount 57
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Written on May 20, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on May 20, 2023

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