Analysis of Obedience



Difficult it is,
To see, know and recognize...
The difference between,
Obedience shown.
By one who is disciplined.
Since both to have them,
Can be taught without the other.
Yet the other not to have,
Can be a task to teach.
When examples of neither,
Are observed to see...
Openly displayed on today's urban streets.
Trashed even after,
They've been swept to clean.
To keep streets neat.
Regardless of the garbage cans,
Placed near and close...
Almost on the people's feet.
Gone to ignore,
What the use of them are for.

Obedience and discipline,
Not taught to teach done is obvious.
Even though both are excused,
By the many who blame to claim...
It is the teachers and the schools,
Lacking in skills...
And unqualified to do what they suppose to.
As if...
Discipline to achieve.
With obedience to expect it.
Is not first taught to teach,
Before and not after...
Both children and adults,
Learn these lessons in their homes.
Or wherever it is...
Disrespect is accepted.
And known to be shown to others.
Others expected,
To be held responsible and accountable.
For actions taken to leave nonsense behind!

'There is a shortage of teachers.
Unwilling to preach.
The many who disbelieve,
Teachers should have degrees...
In Theology, Psychology.
And also wear a badge.
As if they were trained to be Police.
And that's why we need,
More teachers to be qualified.'

'To do...
What?'

'Teach!
Geeessshhh.
How simple can the obvious be?'


Scheme AXBXXXCXDCEXCBFXXFGG XXXXXXHXIXDCXXAXJXXX JDIXEXXXX HX DAE
Poetic Form
Metre 10011 111010 010001 01001 1111100 11111 11101010 1010111 110111 1010110 10111 10001101101 11010 11111 1111 01010101 1101 110101 1101 1011111 01000100 111111100 1011101 10101111 11010001 1001 00101111011 11 100101 101001011 111111 010110 110001 1110011 101011 011010 01111110 10010 111010000100 11010111001 11010110 01011 0101001 101101 001000100 010101 111011101 01111 1101110 11 1 1 1 110101001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,429
Words 302
Sentences 39
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 20, 20, 9, 2, 3
Lines Amount 54
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 219
Words per stanza (avg) 49
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Written on August 05, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on September 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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