Analysis of Petition



Have you ever been arrested for possession
Possession of your doctor prescribed medication
Didn't know that was legal could cops be that corrupt
My mind was exploding like volcanoes errupt

The shock was ecstatic - the odds improbable
But I've learned in my lifetime that anythings possible
Was found with point zero six grams of burnt pot
With prescription in hand and care they did not

They said pots no medication marijuana is bad
I said your no doctor your a cop don't be sad
My head started to spin and I wanted to scream
My medication bad what the fuck do you mean

For years it has kept me from hospitalization
When will you cops have the realization
That marijuana's not bad - it's a plant in the ground
It don't cause reefer madness - it's not a curse to be bound

It's a miracle cure - should be glorified
As the only medication whom no one has died
And if you heard otherwise - it's lies
Which is why it should be legalized

Would you sacrifice your own medication away
If it's what kept you alive day to day
Will you open your eyes and begin to see
That just because you don't agree

We're tired of being arrested for our medication
Which could be stopped through legalization
You don't stop and arrest those with prescriptions for pills
Man made killers that pay your bills

Is your greed for money so strong you neglect
The needs of your people your supposed to serve and protect
And accuse them of having committed crimes
All so you pocket extra nickles and dimes

Marijuana's no crime its medicinal plant
And to help all understand repeat my rant
Go out in the world spread the word
Believing pot bad is plain absurd

Don't be like those morons whom arrested me
And don't use guns or artillery

Just get off your ass stand up and fight
Go out and petition do what is right
Gather up signatures and when the end is in sight
Light up a joint and have a good night


Scheme AABB CCDD EEXX AAFF GGXX HHII AAJJ KKLL MMNN II OOOO
Poetic Form
Metre 111010101010 010111001010 1011110111101 11101010101 011010010100 11101111100 11111011111 10100101111 111101001011 111110101111 111011011011 10101101111 111111100010 1111101010 1111101001 11110101101111 1010011110 101001011111 01111011 11111110 11101101001 1111101111 11101100111 11011101 110110010110010 111110010 1110011101011 11101111 11111011101 01111010111001 00111100101 11110101001 111101001 0111010111 11001101 010111101 1111110101 011110100 111111101 1100101111 1011000101101 110101011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,827
Words 350
Sentences 1
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4
Lines Amount 42
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 136
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Submitted on March 10, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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