Analysis of Cruel Mistress
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Injustice
Is a cruel mistress,
Hiding in the shadows,
Waiting to strike.
She often walks among us,
Unnoticed,
As we go about our daily lives.
Yet, when injustice touches us,
Only then do we take notice of her.
We walk through life with blinders on,
Focused only on our own path.
We turn a blind eye to the struggles of others,
As we chase our own dreams.
But when injustice comes knocking on our Door,
We become acutely aware
Of its presence.
Suddenly,
The world becomes a dark
And dangerous place,
Full of unknown terrors.
We see the struggle and pain
Of those around us,
And we feel their hurt.
We become passionate advocates for justice, Calling for change
And demanding action.
Yet, as time goes on
And our own wounds begin to heal,
We quickly forget the pain of others.
We go back to our old ways,
Ignoring the cries of those
Who still face injustice
Every day.
It is a sad truth
That we only think about injustice
When it happens to us,
When it becomes personal.
We need to open our eyes
To the struggles of others,
To the injustices in the world
That don't directly affect us.
Only then can we begin
To truly fight for change,
For a world
Where everyone is treated fairly
And with compassion.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010 101010 10001 1011 1101011 010 1110110101 11010101 1011111010 11111101 101011011 110111010110 1111011 110101101101 10101001 1110 100 010101 01001 110110 1101001 11011 01111 1011001001101011 001010 11111 010110111 1100101110 11111011 0100111 111010 1001 11011 1110101010 111011 1101100 11110101 1010110 100100001 11010011 1011101 110111 101 11011010 01010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,243 |
Words | 270 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 7, 9, 7, 13 |
Lines Amount | 45 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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