Analysis of Neuroleptic Skeptic

Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)



It’s just a little pill
that they say will fix your nerves;
An antipsychotic
- which will normalize your aim.

“We need you to fit in
and we need you to be tame.”
So take it every day
while the casuist observes.

They don’t have any proof
but it probably won’t hurt.
Just trust they know what’s best
- you’ll get used to side effects.

This simple, latest guess
– that can’t promise it won’t vex –
Is just a no-think shot
to help put you in the dirt.


Scheme XAXB XBXA XCXX XXXC
Poetic Form
Metre 110101 1111111 11 111011 111110 0111111 1111001 10101 111101 1110011 111101 1111101 110101 1110111 110111 1111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 473
Words 99
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Are psychiatric patients becoming psychoactive captives?

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Written on September 12, 2022

Submitted by JokerGem on July 11, 2023

Modified by JokerGem on July 11, 2023

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Jeffrey Powell

A bit of an introvert, Jeffrey enjoys arranging words and dabbling in poetic forms as an outlet for expressing his thoughts, feelings, and observations. He tends to play by his own rules and darts in and out of the civilized world, as avoiding the conventional gathering is more his style. Jeffrey lives with his fraternal twin whom he enjoys sharing a laugh with at the opportune time. more…

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