Analysis of Shields
John Jessup Kennan 1953 (Pomona)
Ruthie's in the Napa Valley
On a women-tasting tour
Every drop of enhancement
Serves a sparkly allure
Her brand new line of perfume
Will be coming out this fall
Delusional Allegation
Musk, with a hint of menthol
She wears it like a shield
Carries it like a sword
Buries it like a dagger
The minute she gets bored
She bounces for a dancer
She bounces for a dance
She dances for a bouncer
Where the only risk is chance
She believes there is tomorrow
There are no yesterdays
Communion is an orgasm
Raw naked flesh on serving trays
She wears you like hood ornaments
Drives you like a hearse
Buries you like a condom
In someone else's purse
A star tattooed upon her back
A dragonfly farther below
Butterfly on a garden patch
Raven tattoo on her window
Rings enchanted, horns implanted
Hold holy halos in place
A stud piercing her tongue
A fishhook in her face
She wears it like a shield
Carries it like a dart
Buries you like a dagger
In someone else's heart
And if you're looking for respect
She ain't really in the mood
You need vulnerability
What you get is attitude
We'll figure it out tomorrow
But for now, dig me a grave
And then fetch me a dagger
I've got a soul to save
© John Kennan 4-23-16
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001010 1010101 10011010 101001 0111101 1110111 0100010 1101110 111101 101101 1011010 010111 1101010 110101 1101010 1010111 1011101 11110 01011100 11011101 11111100 11101 1011010 01101 01010101 011001 1010101 10011010 10101010 1101001 011001 01001 111101 101101 1011010 01101 01110101 1110001 1100100 111110 1101101 1111101 0111010 110111 110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,192 |
Words | 225 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 45 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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