Conscience




Here raises the curtain
Sitting there the Emperor, Queen and Princess,
Friends-foes, slave, slave-maid
All engaged in self-acting,
busy-all;

Successful with the perfect performance.
Someone gives a loud dialogue-
Someone sings in a melodious tune-
Someone dances or serves in an irritating manner,
Bravo! Bravo!!

Applause erupted around the stage-
Thrilling atmosphere arouses around,
In the loudness of the drum,
sometimes the dialogues do not reach the eardrums
Yet the play continues,
Time passes happily, merrily;

Suddenly noticed!
There! There is the conscience!
In the remote corner of the crowded stage;

Somehow leaning on one foot, dejected-
The role he played was-
Not being performed perfectly
And without everyone's knowledge,
He always left behind the public eye!

(Note: Life is like a stage and we are all actors.
However, the conscience always remains behind.)
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Submitted by hakikur on December 24, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXX BXXXX CXXAXD XBC XXDXX XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 882
Words 157
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6, 3, 5, 2

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