Analysis of TATTERED DREAMS



Corruption gnaws a noble dream
Losing the true way
Lost voice can't scream
Can't whisper, can't pray

Where do you stand
When the deck is stacked?
Do you see the Hand
That has always backed?

Perception is nothing
Visions aren't real
Twisted chorus they sing
Not voicing what we feel

The lie is whispered truth
The motto is a tarnished ruin
Where is the hope of our Youth?
In God we shall trust?

The Land of the Free
The braved the oceans storm
Crossed the wild raging sea
They had no shelter to keep warm

Now I stand here and have to say
As the Cross is taken down
What happened to America's dream
Lying dead on the dusty ground?

Don't mention God, absurd!
The foundation of our very nation
Has always been God's Word
It's been our very Salvation!

Being gay? It's okay
Right here in our rules
What?  You want to pray?
Not in OUR schools!

Our hypocrisy is plain to all
And one way or another
Truth is going to have to call
Where are you my brother?

Stand in Truth agate lie
Faith will lead the way
Across the land we pass by
People will start to pray

By faith love the just
And the dam will burst free
Salvation if we trust
The One who sets us free!

O' find the golden dream
Finding paths to the true way
Binding the Devil's every scheme
When we shout, when we pray
Amen


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGI JKJK BXAX LHLH BMBM NONO PBPB IJIJ ABABX
Poetic Form
Metre 01010101 10011 1111 11011 1111 10111 11101 1111 010110 10101 101011 110111 011101 010101010 11011101 01111 01101 010101 101101 11110111 11110111 1011101 110101001 10110101 110101 00101101010 11111 111010010 10111 110101 11111 10101 1001001111 0111010 11101111 111110 101101 11101 0101111 101111 11101 001111 010111 011111 110101 1011011 100101001 111111 01
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,298
Words 273
Sentences 14
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 49
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

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Written on April 16, 2024

Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on April 16, 2024

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Barry Green Jr

 · 1973 · Florida

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