Analysis of Refusing To Obey Rules
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Those who obtain,
A perception to have status.
Refuse to obey laws and rules.
Believing themselves untouchable.
Regardless of what they say and do.
And given every opportunity,
To violate,
What 'commoners' dare...
Think of ways to escalate.
Their fate to face creates public debate.
Even in the midst when people like this,
Are judge with proof and overwhelming...
Evidence produced.
Of committing fraud,
And deception of crimes of all kinds.
Yet...
Declare to be innocently charged.
For having the right of free speech.
With a doing to attack,
Both judge and jury.
To accuse them for being,
Too loyal to a democracy.
And a society victimized that allows,
Rules and laws to obey them and follow.
Is the main reason,
Their lives to live as they please...
Has been ruined.
By the very same democracy,
Those of status who benefit...
More than the average human being.
Locked up in a prison cell.
Found guilty and 'alleged',
To have the appearance of a criminal.
Without proof or produced evidence.
But suspiciously profiled to look like one.
While dressed and walking proud.
Adorned in clothing that identifies,
Their ethnic heritage.
'And you say,
You are a natural born citizen?
Of this country?
And you people have been here,
For countless centuries?'
'Prove it!
Along with your political and religious,
Affiliation.'
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Metre | 1101 00101110 01101101 010010100 010111101 0101000100 1100 11001 111110 1111011001 1000111011 11110010 10001 10101 001011111 1 011110001 11001111 1010101 11010 1011110 110100100 000100100101 1011011010 10110 1111111 1110 101010100 11101100 1101001010 1100101 110001 11001010100 011101100 1010011111 110101 010101010 110100 011 1101001100 1110 0110111 110100 11 011101000010 0010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,335 |
Words | 271 |
Sentences | 33 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 38, 5, 3 |
Lines Amount | 46 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 345 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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