Hypocrite



He often ponders death
it is the one thing that scares him
yet it is the one thing certain in his life
fear is his necessity for survival
to be wary of his surroundings
making him weary throughout the days
sleepless throughout the nights
when it rains he thinks of funerals
soggy soil and black umbrellas
heaven's tears sheilded by mourning
he judges that if it rains at his funeral
everyone should stay home
he would rather be alone
immersing, standing in the rain
but he does not like to stand at funerals
it is the aversion of the unknown
so how could he claim himself spiritual?
faithful in his wayward deeds before God
he has feared God a thousand times over
he has feared the world a thousand times more
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Submitted on October 07, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJDKLMHLDNOP
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 690
Words 131
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

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