Analysis of Overwhelming Evidence
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
I don't want to be thought,
Discriminating or prejudice against anyone.
Believing to say they are brilliant.
And this is accepted and followed,
By convinced and loyal supporters.
Without it to question,
Actions done to reveal the opposite.
Provided by overwhelming evidence.
Proof and facts showing that.
I don't want thought,
The one to call them all fools.
When I am not in a position,
To pass that kind of judgement.
Or assume myself to be,
An outside observer to view...
What could be going on inside the minds,
Of those I have yet met to meet.
Before jumping to conclusions.
When I have done some stupid things.
With a defending my beliefs to be flawless.
That is why these days I am not quick to say,
Or call anyone an idiot or a fool.
Knowing myself to have done,
Some foolish stupid stuff.
I could not explain yet did anyway.
To still make the same mistakes to believe,
Opinions made heard to hear from others...
Are their opinions and not mine,
To listen or pay attention to criticism.
If I thought any of it,
Came out of the mouth of a moron.
And these days I realize,
Morons are homemade to stay away...
From them all.
I have learn to keep my distance to witness,
If anyone decides living a life...
Being a fool, idiot or moron.
Has for them to be a purpose and reason.
And not my business to think,
I am qualified to pass judgement on anyone.
I was often told as a child,
Stupid stuff I chose to do.
Has its own consequences to pay.
And today as an aging to grow older adult,
God knows I can not afford...
Ignoring to look before I leap,
Into an empty swimming pool.
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Metre | 111111 010011000110 010111110 011010010 101010010 011110 1011010100 0101010100 101101 1111 0111111 111100010 1111110 101111 11101011 1111010101 11111111 01101010 11111101 100101011110 11111111111 11101100101 101111 110101 111011110 1110101101 0101111110 11010011 110110101100 1111011 11101101 011110 11111101 111 11111110110 11011001 100110011 11111010010 0111011 11101110110 11101101 1011111 11110011 0011110111001 1111101 010110111 01110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,581 |
Words | 345 |
Sentences | 29 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 20, 14, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 47 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 306 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 74 |
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