Analysis of Forgotten
Look into your third eye, behold what you see;
civilizations forever recycling, right before me.
Adapting, growing, evolving, reaching to the light;
void of inner sight, still looking, without any sight.
Crumbling and rising, failing and succeeding again;
becoming stronger by weeding the weak, it's a sin.
Warning labels of the damned, ignorance of cycles;
sinking the Ark underground, fearing of the trials.
Ice age passing, a warming trend, round about we go;
too short a lifespan to remember, at least they say so.
Fiber optics universal, information on a beam of light;
theta taps everlasting knowledge, look within for sight.
Molecular Frequency Modulation, matter manifests;
tune in, and tune on, a frequency not like the rest.
Illusions that humans cannot coexist, rat race pace;
outlawing the right to peace, winning their own race.
Solar Maximus, activity, flares, and ejections, oh my;
Solar Minimus cool it sun, the wind is chilled, in the sky.
Man, it sure is hot, think I'll find me a spot of shade;
dude, it sure is cold, stoke that fire, don't let it fade.
When will it stop raining, as if clouds sprung a leak;
how deep can the water get, to the highest peak.
Empires rise, and empires fall, control over the meek;
domination, disregard, instant gratification they seek.
External sight of the blind, bonding instant Karma;
they cannot see, they will never understand Dharma.
Joshua of Nazareth, Emmanuel, Christ the Holy Son;
now open your eyes, and see that we are only One.
Scheme | AABB XXCC DDBB XXEE FFGG HHHH IIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (71%) |
Metre | 10111101111 001001001001011 0101001010101 1110111001101 10001010001001 0101011001101 1010101100110 100110101010 1110010110111 1101101011111 101001001010111 1010101010111 01001000101010 1001101001101 0101101001111 10011110111 101010010111 1011110111001 1111111110111 1111111101111 111110111101 111010110101 100101001011001 0100110001011 0101101101010 110111100110 1001100010010101 1101101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,486 |
Words | 252 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on January 10, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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