A Deficit Of Action
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
Thought does not
make amends,
for a deficit of action.
A considered response ,
a poor relation,
to an honest gut reaction.
,
Talk does not dress wounds.
Repair the roads.
or grow the food..
.Reasons are like seasons they change
with the weather.
Questions now come with answers,
a set course., a menu.
Every interaction codified
what you should or shouldn't do.
Academia produces dullards..
merit no longer merited
The scum has risen to the top.
and that's what our children have inherited. .
About this poem
just some thoughts on the disintegrating standards
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Written on March 11, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 11, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 496 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 4, 4 |
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