Analysis of THE DYKES WHO RULE US

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



The dykes who rule us promise
To create a better world,
But not if you're a man-child
No, only for women and girls.

It seems women were born to rule
And men to be their slaves,
While women reside in offices
Men are digging their own graves.

The Australian Lesbian's Party
Claims equality is just for women,
But how can it even be equality
If it isn't for women and men?

'Justice' the A.L.P. way
Means men must have no rights,
And sadly many men believe it
And, have given up the fight.

We have to fight for justice
Or it will never come men's way,
Especially here in Australia
Where only women get a say.

The dykes who rule us claim
That all men are second-rate,
So we aren't entitled to the rights
That women have to date.

But in a just society
As Australia once used to be,
Justice and equality must
Be for Him ... as well as She!

THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Scheme AXXX XBXB CXCX DEXX ADFD XGEG CCXC XXF
Poetic Form
Metre 0111110 1010101 1111011 11011001 11100111 011111 110010100 1110111 0010110 1010011110 11111010100 111011001 10011 111111 010101011 0110101 1111110 11110111 01010010 11010101 011111 1111101 1110010101 110111 10010100 10101111 10001001 1111111 01 101010 100100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 876
Words 173
Sentences 12
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Only a very misguided person would suggest we have equality and justice in Australia. You cannot have either, unless it includes both women and men. What the A.L.P. (the Australian Lesbian's Party) calls justice and equality means only rights for women.

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Written on July 11, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on August 07, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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