Analysis of My Havana



He followed a dream to Havana, Cuba –
 amid communism and embargo.
A beautiful country this Cuba is,
 and the women are soft on the eyes.
 There are whores, yes,
 there are whores aplenty,
but not like the ones in Gomorrah.
I’ve been there before,
 and witnessed drag-Queens offering hand jobs.
A sad place this Gomorrah is,
and miserable people are those wanna-be’s.
He owns the streets, those streets the Spaniards trod,
where women break their necks when he goes by.
Eyes, like a lion’s, measured the prospects –
zooming in on the most vulnerable.
His feet paint his story deep in concrete Havana.
 The rum washed out shame and caution from his steps,
 but moderation keeps thoughts in check.
Those rapt minds in Gomorrah
forced tongues to lie regarding the plights of Havana.
This is his city, his Havana;
a place where life is regulated
 and the unlikely steer clear of happening.


Scheme ABCDEFAGHCIJKLMANOAAAPQ
Poetic Form
Metre 11001101010 011000010 0100101101 001011101 1111 111010 111010010 11101 0101110011 01110101 010001011101 1101110101 1101111111 1101010010 1001011000 1111101001010 01111010111 10101101 1110010 1111010011010 111101010 01111100 00010111100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 873
Words 153
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 23
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 693
Words per stanza (avg) 153
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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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