Analysis of 25 and up
It's 4 am and the club is just closing,
Gangsters, thugs, and dealers outside posing,
Next to they're rimmed up shinny rides,
Waiting for the sexy women inside,
To come out for parking lot action,
And hopes of instant satisfaction,
They're expensive jewelry shining bright,
Sparkling like stars on a clear summer night,
Glistening as they move around in slow motion,
With crime on their minds but the women kill that notion,
All are here to meet them and maybe take one home,
Why earlier hours where spent shining up the chrome,
Rims on candy-coated vehicles and getting them waxed,
Up and hoping that they would be up to the task,
Of making their looks and conversation seem better,
And getting the sexy single woman they want wetter,
As they sit in cars and listen to the systems booming bass,
Wondering just how they got there in the first place,
They love the very unique styles and hardcore profiles,
As the men say slang filled lines, the women crack a smile,
Giving them a glimpse at the little girl inside their hearts,
And a small subtle hint to show them that anything can start,
They just need something to help them see the words are true,
As they listen to smooth-witty phrases spoken out of the blue,
It's all meant to loosen them up and open up their minds,
To the fact that its 4 am and for you and them its time,
Time to leave this loud smoke filled place and unwind,
While you make love until through the curtains the sun shines
Down on her sexy, curvaceous body, and lovely brown eyes,
Reminding both of you of how she got here and why,
Because it was after 4 am and the club was closing.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110011110 1010101110 1111111 1010101001 111110110 01110010 1010100101 1011101101 100111010110 1111110101110 111111010111 1100101110101 11101010001011 101011111101 110110010110 01001010101110 111010101010101 100111110011 110100110111 1011111010101 10101101010111 00110111111011 1111011110111 1110111010101101 11111011010111 1011110110111 11111111001 1111011010011 1101011001011 0101111111101 0111101001110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,577 |
Words | 296 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 31 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Submitted on December 12, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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