Analysis of Well, Wassup?



I use to be one who would say,
'Well, wassup?'
And to ask each day.
'Well, wassup?'
To hear without delay, 'Nothing's up!'
As if what's said makes it okay to say it!

Today people are made to look down.
On themselves.
Before it done to others.
Hoping this blinded state of consciousness,
Returns overnight...
Insight and awakened enlightenment.

What has happened to the people.
Waiting to complain.
About everything they can.
What has happened to their minds.
Searching to find,
Accusations to create a placing...
Of a blame by name to claim on anyone.
Time after wasted time.
Without guilt or remorse.
But still will beat a dead horse.
Until that dead horse pledges,
A kept devotion...
To a steadfast and unwavering ignorance!

And...
That's wassup.
To continue uninterrupted!


Scheme aBaBbx xxxxxx xxxxxxcxddxcx xbx
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111 11 01111 11 110101101 1111111111 011011111 101 0111110 1011011100 01101 100100100 11101010 10101 011011 1110111 1011 010101010 1011111110 110101 011101 1111011 0111110 01010 10100100100 0 11 10100010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 778
Words 160
Sentences 24
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 13, 3
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 150
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Written on August 26, 2023

Submitted by lpahtillah on August 26, 2023

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