Analysis of TIRED OF TOEING THE LINE

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Am I the only one who's
Tired of toeing the line?
Of obeying evil fascists
Who treat us like mere swine.

In today's foul matriarchy
Why don't we all fight for equality?
Instead of letting Negative Action
Fill our lives with banality.

Rebels, like Jesus, are needed today
To bring down Labor's fascist state,
To bring back family values
Before it becomes too late.

I'm tired of being told that
I have to obey their evil rules,
I don't like being given orders
By such brain-damaged fools.

I'm tired of getting orders from
Moral bankrupts who rule this land,
Who are hopeless at doing anything
Except giving us evil commands.

I'm tired of hearing lies
From pollies who just don't care,
Who ignore our every wish and hope
As though we're not even there..

Are you as tired as me of Pollies
Who seem as mad as hatters?
And who only follow minority issues,
Thinking the majority no longer matters?

They laugh at us stupidly like fools
Who they think should have no rights,
They're a curse up Australia
An evil, suppurating blight.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme ABXB CCXC XDAD XEFE XXXX XGXG AAAF EXHX XXH
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1101011 1011001 10101010 111111 0011100 1111110100 0111010010 110110100 1011011001 11110101 11110010 0110111 11011011 111011101 111101010 111101 110110101 1011111 111011010 011011001 1101101 111111 10110100101 1111101 111101111 111111 011010010010 100010011010 111110011 1111111 1011010 11011 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,062
Words 193
Sentences 12
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 35
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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It's time to stop taking orders from second-rate politicians, who despise the majority!

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Modified on March 05, 2023

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