One track
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
Ambition scans forever forwards,
in denial of what's real,
with no understanding of value,
it seeks the better deal.
Oblivious to ramification's,
it wields its chosen facts,
pushing ever forward,
it runs on just one track.
It makes leaders into fools
powerful are made weak,
for what can searchers see
but the prizes that they seek.
About this poem
Ambition and how it can obscure the grater reality
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Written on April 01, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on April 01, 2024
Modified by robertl.92681 on April 01, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB AXXX XCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 335 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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