Analysis of Earth Is Where Dirt Is Found



With nothing of it mentioned,
To hear heard by others...
Either to go ignored or not give attention.
Is an intentional doing of a misdeed.
Done discreetly in secret,
To ensure no one else observes to see.
Although given much fanfare,
To hear it heard everywhere...
Is a doing of another,
Returning back what had been done to them.
But...
No one was there,
To witness the facts of the act performed.
That ensures to guarantee...
The initiator of the misdeed will be believed,
When a telling to others told...
How they had been innocently victimized!

'You claim for no reason at all,
That someone said or did something to you...
For no reason or purpose?
And out of the blue,
Chose you to offend...
With their venomous tongue.
And you did nothing to deserve it?'

'I couldn't believe it myself.
That's when I began to tell,
Everyone I knew about it!'

'How often has this happened to you?'

'Not that often.
Those who know me,
Understand I only pass judgement.
And on occasions I may,
Belittle others behind their backs.
But others do that too!
Right?'

'Apparently not the one,
Who decided to return the favor.
And in your face.
Making what you do,
Not okay to include them!'

'Well...
There are those who need to have it known,
What being down to Earth means.
And people who know me,
Know I am down to Earth.'

'With dirt to dig and make up too!
Huh?'

'What do you mean by that?'

'Isn't Earth where dirt is found?'

'Yes.
No.
What?

'Dirt is all around and found down on Earth.
Right?
And the dirt you find to create is enjoyed.
Especially the kind,
You dig up in your mind.'

'I...uh...
What?'

'Earth is where dirt is found.
And you make good use of it!
That's all I'm saying.'

'Oh?
I thought you were implying,
Something else between the lines.'

'Who me?
No.
You too down to Earth.
For me to make that attempt!'


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Poetic Form
Metre 1101110 111110 101101111010 110100101011 1010010 1011110111 11011 111110 10101010 0101111111 1 1111 1100110101 101101 0010010111101 10101101 11111000100 11111011 111111011 1110110 01101 11101 111001 011101011 1100111 1110111 1011011 110111011 1110 1111 01110110 0101011 010100111 110111 1 0100101 110101010 0011 10111 111011 1 111111111 1101111 010111 111111 11110111 1 111111 1011111 1 1 1 1110101111 1 00111101101 01001 111011 1 1 111111 0111111 11110 1 1110010 1010101 11 1 11111 1111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,819
Words 418
Sentences 54
Stanzas 16
Stanza Lengths 17, 7, 3, 1, 7, 5, 5, 2, 1, 1, 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 4
Lines Amount 69
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Written on June 04, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on June 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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