Analysis of Baltimore At War
Bullets flying
Criminals at their doors.
People screaming,
Please...no more.
Baltimore is at war,
From within and without.
Off in the distance
You can hear the shouts.
Shouts of the people.
Dying alone in the dark.
Heads turning
As bullets find their mark.
No safety in shelter.
Get shot in the streets.
Afraid of their neighbors.
People they meet.
Politicians laughing
At the hapless fools.
The ones who should have paid attention
To the scandals in their schools.
A GENOCIDE is occurring
Of the young and old.
The numbers keep mounting.
Can't put them on hold.
Baltimore is at war
From within and without.
Off in the distance
You can hear the shouts.
Scheme | axab BCDE xfaf xxxx agxg ahah BCDE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (43%) |
Metre | 1010 100111 1010 11 10111 101001 10010 11101 11010 1001001 110 110111 110010 11001 011110 1011 01010 10101 011111010 1010011 0101010 10101 010110 11111 10111 101001 10010 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 669 |
Words | 142 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
Baltimore City, is not unlike a lot of cities in the U.S. today that are experiencing increases in crime and homicides. Hardly a day goes by where we learn of a carjacking, robbery or murder. Baltimore has had seven years of over 300 homicides and seems to be headed for another. The stories associated with the senseless killings gives one to pause and reflect on what is happening in our country. I think about it a lot and even though I no longer live in Baltimore, I am just minutes away. I believe most people just want the madness to stop. more »
Written on March 29, 2022
Submitted by larrymize on March 30, 2022
Modified on April 16, 2023
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