Analysis of The Complaint



Why do I have to write
this poem?
I had to find the words,
and then put them
in the correct order.
It’s not just another work!
It’s like I’m doing an old dance
from the 60s called The jerk.
So why do I have to
write this poem?
Let’s start with a thirty day
money-back guarantee.
How come it’s only thirty days?
What ever happened to
Satisfaction guaranteed
Or your money back.

I had to bring in my receipt.
They canceled my reservation
for a weekend retreat.
Now can someone tell me
why, do I have to write
this poem?
Customer service
didn’t keep track,
I want my money back!

When I spoke to the
lady behind the counter.
I knew she wouldn’t regret it,
When I turn down
the company credit.
That’s when she quoted
the phrase that pays…
Then you’ll have to wait
a week, to ten days.
Oh, and by the way,
There’s a restocking fee of five dollars.
I started to holler
as I reached for her collar.
But my better half
pulled me out the door.
A good thing too,
the police were parked
outside the store.
Before it could get any worse.
I filed a complaint with
The better business bureau
and the Chamber of Commerce.
But I didn’t stop there,
I put in a call,
My grandson
works in City Hall.

Now tell me, why do married men
get in trouble,
when a gorgeous woman walks by?
I got new neighbor’s
and I won’t lie,
I’m already tired of hearing
their babies cry.
Now! Can someone tell me!
Who let the water run dry?
When there looking for someone to blame.
Why do they call my name?
People may think I’m insane,
so I’ll just sit down,
and let someone else complain.


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (26%)
Metre 111111 110 111101 0111 000110 1110101 11110111 101101 111111 1110 1110101 10101 11110101 110101 01001 11101 11110101 1101010 10101 11111 111111 110 10010 111 111101 11110 1001010 1111011 1111 010010 11110 0111 11111 01111 10101 1001011110 110110 1111010 11101 11101 0111 00101 1101 01111101 110011 0101010 0010110 11111 11001 11 10101 11111101 1010 10101011 11110 0111 101010110 1101 11111 1101011 11101111 111111 1011101 11111 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,626
Words 364
Sentences 30
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 16, 9, 26, 14
Lines Amount 65
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 296
Words per stanza (avg) 75

About this poem

I wrote this poem because it was a subject that I had not covered.

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Written on September 10, 2023

Submitted by Mogaumbo on September 27, 2023

1:49 min read
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Robert L Kinard "The Poor Man's Poet BobbyK"

I grew up in Buffalo New York Joined the Army after high school seen the world for nine years and was a Club DJ for almost 15 years then started poetry and short stories in 2,000 Now working on my third book more…

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