Analysis of Sitting Beside them
As I surveyed the area sitting like a prince on the helicopter seat; sipping
with great relish; from a canister replete with chilled champagne,
The scenes that struck my vision were profoundly appalling; and a silent sob
escaped my breath; making me nostalgic about my blissful past.
When I trespassed the streets in the swanky Mercedes; a cavalcade of cars
following me in stringent unison,
I felt a cold shiver creep down my spine; disseminated a few bundles of scented currency chivalrously amongst the afflicted.
When I philandered through the village; royally seated on a horse; incessantly
pulling its reins; instigating it to gallop faster,
I felt nimbly moved by the situation that confronted me; made an appeasing
speech to the masses to keep their calm.
While I transgressed through the hutments; masticating sumptuous delicacies;
in the stupendously air-conditioned compartment of my train,
I could hear stifled wails kissing my ears; and I immediately instructed my
colleagues to investigate more scrupulously into the matter; act philanthropically with the tyrannized people.
As I sighted the land; soaring high in my luxurious gas balloon; with a silken
ensemble of clouds caressing me voluptuously; every unleashing second,
I saw a tiny conglomerate of people scampering in terror on the lanes; felt a
bit petrified at the sight of disaster; which in turn fomented me to drop multiple packets of food; to sanctimoniously assist those circumvented by bizarre anguish.
When I glimpsed the houses through my field glasses; nibbling at robust chunks
of apple; sitting on the deck of the majestic ship,
I saw hazy shadows of blood and panic; and incoherently babbled a message
through the loud speaker; appealing to the belligerent individuals to relinquish their swords.
As I peeked at the distraught scenario; eavesdropping on the brutal proceedings from the balcony of my grandiloquent bungalow,
I ordered my guards to tighten security; instructed them to transport ladies
and helpless infants to corridors of safety.
When I was apprised of the gruesome situation; after viewing it explicitly on
the monstrous monitor of the planetarium,
I dictated a nation wide alert; instantaneously dispatching battalions of army
and relief supply to cater to those rendered homeless.
While it was only sitting beside them; that I realized their veritable
grief; the devastation they had suffered after the killer earthquake,
And what had taken me infinite expeditions to imbibe; now became as clear to
me as the back of my palm; as I embraced them wholeheartedly; felt their moist
tears dribble down my cheek; candidly yet emphatically portraying the aftermath of disaster.
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| Metre | 110101001010110100110 111010100011101 0111110001001000101 0111101010011101 11101001001001011 1001010100 1101101111010001101101001010010 1111010100101010100 1011100111010 11101100101010111010 110101111 11011011101000 0011010010111 111101101101010000101 10101011000010101110110 1110011010101001011010 010110101110001010 11010010011010001010110 110101101010110011110010111101101010110 111010111101001011 11010101100101 111011101000010010010 101100101001000100101011 111100101001010100101010011010010 110111100100010110110 010101100110 1110110100101010101001 010100100100 101001010101000010010110 00101110111010 1111010011111011000 100101110100101 011101100010101101111 1101111110111000111 110111100101000100101010 |
| Characters | 2,652 |
| Words | 425 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 35 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 63 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 244 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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