Analysis of Intelligence
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
If intelligence to have and claim it,
Was used to prove this true.
Why is it,
Those who refuse...
To either ignore or accuse,
Others of having no common sense.
When the ones who make,
And pass their judgements...
Would not recognize the difference between,
Bad decisions made to praise their stupidity.
Or celebrating a fire started,
To cheer and applaud...
The burning down the halls of justice.
Just to prove,
A doing to roast marshmellows...
Is their preference than to accept,
The image of a diversified democracy...
Getting an attention for being,
A progressive society!
Without bull riders and sheet wearers,
Hiding identities while carrying torches.
With these scenes,
Wanting to solely represent...
The image of highly intelligent human beings.
Who are more qualified than all others,
To label themselves better...
Than anyone else.
And they are.
They have proven themselves better,
At creating friction.
Unlimited conflict and division.
Racial tension.
With a deception that has corrupted truth!
Although...
It could be argued,
None of that requires intelligence.
However...
Being ignorant can convince anyone,
Just how powerful the nonsense of this is...
When ignorance is chosen,
To sit in positions of leadership.
And defended by those,
Claiming themselves intelligent.
In other words...
Anyone with consciousness,
Observing to learn...
No one benefits from any of this.
Can only pray the toxic smell,
Passes...
Like the odor of foul gas.
Leaving everyone to awaken,
From the hypnotic effect...
These fumes have left,
On minds victimized...
By the ones who have done more damage,
Than cows grazing on chemicalized grass!
We are what we eat.
Drink and digest.
Leaving toxins behind.
Playing games with our minds.
To consumed and believe,
Whatever it is...
That makes us want and wish to stay fools.
Intelligent fools!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010011011 111111 111 1101 11001101 101101101 10111 01110 1110010001 101011110100 110001010 11001 010101110 111 010111 111001101 010100100100 101010110 00100100 011100110 100100110010 111 10110001 01011001001010 111101110 1100110 1101 011 11100110 101010 0100100010 1010 10010110101 1 11110 1110100100 10 1010010110 11100010111 1100110 110010110 001011 10010100 0101 101100 01011 1110011011 11010101 10 1010111 10101010 1001001 1111 11100 101111110 1110111 11111 1001 101001 1011101 101001 1011 111101111 01001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,834 |
Words | 361 |
Sentences | 42 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 27, 6, 10, 13, 8 |
Lines Amount | 64 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 288 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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