Analysis of His slippery slope.



watching as my sand runs out

I'm living to the full

I gather all the good times up

I strive and push and pull.

I like the pace, oh yes I do

And many call me blessed

It's like a nose and grindstone thing

I seldom get to rest.

But then last night I turned the dial

And got a preacher's rant

That Jesus was the only way

But man, I won't... I can't.

The end is just the end you see

I mean to put it off

And gather all the chips I can

Before this frame I doff.

And nothing-ness is my next step

No pain and no regret

No Golden City for the saved

No flames of wrath I bet.

And when my last breath leaves the show

That guy says I will wake

With endless wails and God elsewhere

With Truth I failed to take.


Scheme X A X A X B X B X C X C X D X D X E X E X F X F
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111 110101 11010111 110101 11011111 010111 1101011 110111 111111010 010101 11010101 111111 01110111 111111 01010111 011111 01011111 110101 11010101 111111 01111101 111111 1101011 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 720
Words 177
Sentences 7
Stanzas 24
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
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 22
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Written on April 22, 2024

Submitted by dougb.72572 on April 22, 2024

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dougb.72572

Retired in my 70s. 32 years shipper and safety guy in metal fabrication for roads, bridges structures. Married 49 years to Hilary. Photographer and harmonica busker, both hobbies. Children Lauren and Jordan. more…

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