Analysis of Lifeless Commodity
When I stood on the earth and stared at the sky; I wasn't the least ruffled by what I saw; continuing to stroll at a leisurely pace humming a mystical tune,
While it was only when I peered down from the helicopter amidst the clouds;
that I felt an uncanny wave of fear grip my mind; the mind-boggling distance;
scaring the daylights out of my breath.
When I stood on the stony ground and sighted the building; I profoundly ridiculed the clothes flapping astray; with every draught of weak wind,
While it was only when I lowered my eyes down; kneeling my elbow against the
balcony of the 100th floor; that I almost did nature's call in my trousers; simply flabbergasted by the boundless depth separating me and the mud.
When I was born blind since birth; I could hardly perceive the benefits of vision; infact made a mockery of those who walked without a stick,
While it was only when I had a perfect pair of glistening eyes; witnessing the
ravishing beauty of Globe at close quarters; that I felt petrified to the last bone down my spine; everytime I envisaged of life without sight.
When I was as black as charcoal; the blistering rays of afternoon hardly having any producing effect on my ungainly complexion; I chortled loudly at people applying make-up creams to protect their skin,
While it was only when I was a snobbish alien; embodied with the color of a
white powdered angel; that I dreaded the aftermath of even taking a single step in Sunlight.
When I was transgressing on ground for several years without feet; I sympathized with people having bulging legs; infact quite happy to crawl delectably all
around using my hands,
While it was only when I was a robust man; adorned in bombastic garment; that
I trembled at the tiniest mention of meeting with an accident; having to bear the tyranny of walking with crippled ankles life long.
When I was illiterate; signing every document with my back of my thumb; I was at blissful peace; unaware and miles away from the intricacies of this
manipulative world,
While it was only when I had accomplished the most stupendous of education;
had my wardrobe inundated with degrees from all corners of the world; that I
had nerve-wrecking dreams every night; of the consequences which would stab
me; if at all I lost my memory.
When I was philandering in the dark lanes; I slept like a demon on the park
benches; adapting the open cover of sky as my sole companion,
While it was only when I was snuggled comfortably under silken sheets; the glimmering lights of the palace; sequestering me from the outside dark and
chill; that I hiccupped incessantly; the instant I imagined my body bare chested; enveloped by the freezing winds of the Himalayas.
When I was overwhelmingly sad; struck by hysterical grief since my childhood;
I contemplated people pretentiously smiling around me to be the greatest of fools; unperturbed by the jokes they occasionally cracked,
While it was only when I was gifted with all the felicity; bounced in sheer
euphoria every unfurling second of the day; that I shivered uncontrollably;
when I thought of my existence without my beloved; plunging forever into the
corridors of gloom.
And when I was poor; endeavoring hard each day to fight for my bread; I was
the happiest man on this universe; as I had the capacity to fantasize about
the most greatest of riches; and was yet contented with the meager means I had
for survival,
While it was only when I was exorbitantly wealthy; having a battalion of cars
following me wherever I went; that I felt like I was dying every moment; with
the thought of all this affluence deserting me some day; and bathing my scalp
with raw shrubs of grass instead of perfumed shampoo; transforming me from a
Human into a lifeless commodity.
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Metre | 11110101101110011011110100111010011001001 111101111101000101 11110101111110110010 10011111 1111010101001010101001100111001111 1111011101111011010 100101111111101011010100101011001001 1111111111001010011011010011110101 111101110011110011000 1001011111011110101111110101011011 11111110100110110101001001110100101101011001011110111 11110111010100010101010 11010111001011010010101 1110101111010111101101010111101111 011011 111101110011010010101 110101001011011100101101001101101011 11101001010010011111111110101010110100011 01001 11110111010010101010 111100101111010111 11101100110100111 1111111100 1111000011111010101 100100101011111010 11110111110001010101001101001001101110 1111010001010101101100101010110010 111010011101001111 1100101100111101011011011010001 11110111101100100101 01001000101010111100100 111110100110110010010 10011 0111101001111111111 0100111101110010011001 01101100110101010111 1010 1111011111010001011 10010101111111110100101 0111110010011101011 111110110101010110 10010100100 |
Characters | 3,722 |
Words | 658 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 4, 6, 9 |
Lines Amount | 42 |
Letters per line (avg) | 72 |
Words per line (avg) | 16 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 335 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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