Analysis of mind over guns



Have you ever raced the rain,
and stare down the barrel of a shot-gun?
Have you ever out-shone the sun,
and stare down the barrel of a shot-gun?
Your alarm clock goes tick-tack, tick-tack;
 mine… is the sound of a Glack Nine.
Have you ever walked the concrete jungle – the tigers’ lair,
and wrestled with men like grizzly bears,
 and stare down the barrel of a shot gun?

Have you ever heard the screams of mothers who lost their sons,
 and seen the face of a child with eyes red like blood;
crying for the father she dearly loved,
and stare down the barrel of a shot-gun?
Were you ever there when the jungle come alive
 and only the lowly survive,
 while staring down the barrel of a shot-gun?

Can you play the games on the streets?
Have you ever seen dogs eating brains on the streets,
and stare down the barrel of a shot-gun?
Have you ever seen a tussle of souls;
guns versus knife?
Shut your trap; let experience speak,
for you don’t want to stare down the barrel of a shot-gun.


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 967
Words 185
Sentences 10
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 7, 7
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 252
Words per stanza (avg) 62
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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