Analysis of Hypocrisy

Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)



Its a very common human trait ,

to be blind to our own
hate.

Resentments remodeled as concern.

You must show compassion,

or your cities we will burn.

We must help the stranger,

Yes of course we should,

but not ignore our elderly neighbor.

Scream slogans but do no good.

Pick up that child that's fallen,

Find some time along the way,

to help a hurting soul,

get through another day.

Stop telling everybody,
whatt they should and shouldn't do,

and realize improvement,

Is up to me and you.

Don't drag down your brother,

for you find his pain alarming,

For he too has a mother

that cries at his self harming.

Here i am advising,

which is against  my own advice.

So if you have to say a bad thing,

then  just say a good thing twice.


Scheme A XA B C B D E D E C F X F XG X G D H D H H I H I
Poetic Form
Metre 101010101 1111101 1 010010101 111010 1110111 111010 11111 11011010010 1101111 1111110 1110101 110101 110101 110100 1110101 010010 111101 111110 11111010 1111010 1111110 111010 11011101 111111011 1110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 753
Words 183
Sentences 10
Stanzas 24
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 23
Words per stanza (avg) 6

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A common human trait blind to our own negative trait

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Written on March 04, 2024

Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 04, 2024

Modified by robertl.92681 on March 04, 2024

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