Analysis of Getting Clearer Is The Message



There is nothing yet that can compare,
To a heart pounding, breath taking...
Delusion eliminating event.
Than something to observe,
Too massive to describe.
Even truth kept to deny,
Closes mouths to open eyes wide.
Stopping lies heard.
And gossip to whisper it spread.

'Do you hear what I hear?'

'Do you see what I see?'

'Do you feel what I feel?'

'Uh...yeah!
Whatever it is,
Shocks and horrifies...
At the same time.
But how is it doing this,
Without preachers, scientists...
Or scholars declaring themselves,
Certified geniuses...
Incapable to explain,
This massive 'thing'...
Floating without a sound to make.
Yet...
Communicating,
It is the real deal?'

'And...
That real deal is what?'

'Get your stuff together.
Or...
We will show you how,
To do it to get it done.'

'In what language was that?'

'This I do know...
God works in mysterious ways.
And never have I heard that argued.
From anyone who has seen God.
Or swear to witness,
Seeing God's lips move.'

'Sooo...
What are you saying?'

'The other day,
I saw this woman...
Holding up a Bible in her hand.
Walking down the street.
Not saying a word.
But the message was clear.


Scheme XAXXXXXBX X C D XECXFFXEXAXXAD GH IIXJ H XXXXXX CA XJGXBX
Poetic Form
Metre 111011101 10110110 010010001 110101 110101 1011101 10111011 1011 01011011 111111 111111 111111 1 1011 101 1011 1111101 0110100 11001001 10100 0100101 1101 10010111 1 0100 11011 0 11111 111010 1 11111 1111111 011011 1111 11001001 010111110 1101111 11110 10111 1 11110 0101 11110 101010001 10101 11001 101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,084
Words 207
Sentences 37
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 9, 1, 1, 1, 14, 2, 4, 1, 6, 2, 6
Lines Amount 47
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted by lpahtillah on May 18, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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