Analysis of Entertained By It

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



Truth to abuse and accuse,
Its existence offends...
Those living in denial.
High on pretensions.
Is an honest admission.
For anyone who has experienced,
Lies told on them to endure the cure...
Of surviving through,
Lies told on them...
By professional deceivers.
Trained.
And from birth,
To dupe and hoodwinked first.
Before learning how to walk.
But taught to say,
'Me crook. You stupid.
And fool of you me make!'

Leaving thieves,
And homegrown criminals...
Ecstatic!
Stopping in the midst of acts,
Performing attacks against decency.
Brought to tears.
Weeping.
And taking minutes...
To find a calendar to highlight the day,
Cigars were passed around.
Congratulating...
The newest member,
Indoctrinated...
Into a society to learn what it takes,
Having the basics understood.
A prerequisite to a life,
Without delusions to confuse reality.
Inside of the sweetened smothering,
Of candy coated B.S.

And...
Regardless of which animal is picked,
To animate...
A liberal version of democracy.
Or...
A nasty fire blowing dragon.
The villain.
Shown with fangs dripping blood.
But...
Depicted to represent,
Qualities of thoughtful conservatives.

'Oh...
I can't take anymore.'

We all should know by now,
Extravagant is the price...
To pay to stay horrified of the truth.

Yet...
An expense to enter,
Into an amusement park.
We wait to rush to 'The Dark House'.
Creating shocks and horrors,
More terrifying than reality can be...
Is what a democracy crumbling apart,
Offers.

Especially,
For the ones who can not get enough,
Of destruction to self inflict.
As if entertained by it!


Scheme AXXXBXXXXAXXXXCDX XXXXEXFXCXFGXXXXEFA XHIEJBBDIXX XJ XXX XGXXKEXK EXHX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101001 101001 1100010 11010 1110010 110110100 111110101 10101 1111 101001 1 011 11011 0110111 1111 11110 011111 101 011100 010 1000111 0100101100 111 10 01010 1101001101 010101 0100 01010 0100 010010011111 1001001 00100101 0101010110 011010100 110101 0 0101110011 1100 01001010100 1 010101010 010 111101 1 010101 1001100100 1 11101 111111 0100101 111110101 1 101110 0110101 11111011 0101010 110011011 110010010001 10 010 101111101 10101101 110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,522
Words 258
Sentences 48
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 17, 19, 11, 2, 3, 8, 4
Lines Amount 64
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 174
Words per stanza (avg) 36
Font size:
 

Submitted by lpahtillah on May 25, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:16 min read
21

Discuss this Lawrence S. Pertillar poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Entertained By It" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/101001/entertained-by-it>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    June 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    29
    days
    15
    hours
    32
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    What animal did Robert Burns call "Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie"?
    A Spider
    B Mole
    C Sparrow
    D Mouse