Analysis of Heads In The Street



There is a line being drawn in the sand
 try to understand
 Many equate logic for fear
 I shed a single tear to numb the pain

We each are given a voice with a choice
 many insist on lust instead of love
 Other's just push things under the rug
 eyes, faces & traces

Burning the midnight oil
 when will this harvest begin to boil
 Shadows break apart upon the morning dew
 we have bitten off far more then we could chew

solace, humility & sullen brevity
 Marching orders have been given
 Satan's laughing spreads his wings
 Trump is in office a new political swing

As the eagle fly's throughout the sky
 to send a tender wish or a soft reply
 Let us look above to the heavenly love
 shelter lies dormant onto it's beckoning plow

The time for change is now
 a call is going out onto the nation
 Hearts to unfold their dream episode
 become a beacon of light to a hurting world in need


Scheme AAXX XBXX CCDD XEXX FFBG GEXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101101001 1101 10011011 1101011101 1111001101 1001110111 101111001 11010 10011 111100111 1101010101 11101111111 10010010100 10101110 110111 110100101001 101010101 11010110101 11101101001 101101011001 011111 01110110010 11011110 01010111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 863
Words 166
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted by hitalot on March 16, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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