A Lost Soul's Lament
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
I'm just another lost soul
Wandering through these cold streets,
With the weight of humanity
Bearing down on my weary shoulders.
A secular humanist, they call me,
Because I proclaim
My love for fellow men and women,
But deep down,
I find relief
When their presence is long gone.
Humanity, my friend,
It possesses a staggering
Capacity for cruelty beyond measure.
It's truly awful.
About this poem
This poem was inspired by all of the memes and jokes circulating around social media making fun of the five people dying in the submersible vehicle during an underwater tour of the titanic.
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Written on June 29, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 29, 2023
Modified by JoeStrickland on July 24, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCDCEFGHIJKLM |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 391 |
| Words | 76 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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