Analysis of Racism
Khansa Zahid 2002 (Lahore)
Racism is a poison, A Blight on humanity!
It feeds on ignorance and hatred is its fuel
Sometimes it's subtle, sometimes obvious
But whatever it's form, it always causes destruction
Under it's influence, people are worthless,
Judged only by their coloring and race they represent
Their contrast highlighted, their fates sealed
Their spirits crushed, their hopes diminished
Let us end this venomous disease,
By learning to treat each other with compassion
For every human being is deserving of respect,
And not to be mistreated due to a different skin color
It's time that we embrace our varieties,
And celebrate our differences with convergence
We should let love be our beacon on the way,
So we understand the beauty of every race
We can build a world where everyone is accepted,
Where white, black, fair, brown are all united,
It's only possible if we join hands together,
To make this world harmonious and better
Scheme | XXAB AXXX CBXD CXXX XXDD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010100110100 1111000101110 0111001100 110111110010 10110010110 1101110001101 11010111 110111010 111110001 110111101010 110010101010101 0111010110100110 111101100100 0101010001010 111111010101 110101011001 111011101010 1111111010 1101001111010 11110100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 924 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
Why do we judge people on the basis of their skin when we are taught not to judge book by it's cover? We can end this misjudged behavior and live in harmony and peace. But only if we work together against this curse.
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