Analysis of FAIR and IMPARTIAL

Diane Lutey 1962 (New York)



Fair and Impartial
Is exactly what it means
I witnessed this in jury duty
A couple days last week

I served my civic responsibilities
With all ages and ethnicities
To reach a unanimous verdict came easily
But not from the self-preservation type testimonies

It was the silent cell phone video that spoke volumes
As we sat and watched it in the courtroom
It was domestic violence and complicity
That we all found her guilty


Scheme XABX CABC XXBB
Poetic Form
Metre 10010 1010111 110101010 010111 1111000100 111001 1100100101100 111010101100 11010111001110 111011001 1101010000100 1111010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 423
Words 77
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

True story. I served on a jury and if it wasn't for the cell phone video, it would have been difficult to convict with all the lies being told.

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Written on May 02, 1921

Submitted by dianelutey on March 25, 2023

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Diane Lutey

I am self-employed designing closets, selling blinds and helping people get organized. I love my jobs and writing poetry. more…

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