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A Hell on the Earth

S Balu

Free verse
A Hell on the Earth

Words that convey no understanding,
Remedies that offer no cure from disease,
Knowledge that is divorced from humanism,
Make the horrible Hell a bewitching domicile.

Beauty that promotes promiscuity,
Technology that kills the soul of wit,
Piety that kindles superstition,
Make the horrible Hell a bewitching domicile.

Religion that aids pogroms,
Power that snuffs out freedom and service,
Authority that flows from stupidity,
Make the horrible Hell a bewitching domicile.

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A sad reflection on the erosion of human values.

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Written on September 14, 2021

Submitted by baluswetha21 on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme x xxxA bxxA xxbA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 479
Words 75
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4
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