Analysis of Money is the root of all evil

Gabriel T. Saah 1997 (Gbarnla, Bong county.)



~Money is the root of evil~

He is the Devil's tool,
Like when Eve was fooled
purchasing Death with an apple,
and breaking ground for thorns
and thirstles
He is an empty space
in the heart of Judas Iscariot,
whose longing will never be
           satisfied.

He holds grudge against
peace and love,
but yet promises Heaven and Earth;
He speaks of himself as the greatest treasure.
In his bosom is an abyss of
pleasure,
can you decipher his cunning
desires?

He led Joseph into slavery,
Sending the Israelites into
       captivity
like a bird trapped in a cage.
He is a wolf in lamb's skin,
whose embrace is a snare of
brokenness and pain.

A Delilah of corruption and
frustration,
whose kiss breaks down
even the palace of
King Solomon.

-Gabriel T. Saah


Scheme A XXABBXXCX XDXEDEXX CXCXXDX XFXDF B
Poetic Form
Metre 10101110 110101 11111 10011110 010111 01 111101 0011100100 1101101 10 11101 101 111001001 11101101010 011011011 10 11010110 010 111001100 1001001 0100 1011001 1101011 1011011 101 001010100 010 1111 100101 1100 10011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 758
Words 155
Sentences 8
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 9, 8, 7, 5, 1
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

A poem about how money causes many misfortunes in the world.

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Written on July 15, 2022

Submitted by gabrielt.06862 on July 21, 2022

Modified by gabrielt.06862 on August 16, 2022

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Gabriel T. Saah

A Liberian Writer, the son of Liberian farmers, Gabriel has been an inspiration to many young people. He is the founder of the Bong Writes Education Movement an organization that pursues to promote literacy in Liberia. more…

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