Everyone has feelings
Everyone has feelings,
Despite their wicked ways,
Despite their virtuous ways.
Everyone has feelings.
A jagged critique, a dark opinion
Hurts more than a blade to the heart.
But others disagree-
They contend they deserve it,
They contend they shouldn't feel the harrow's teeth.
They chant such bitterness,
Turning against one another.
But everyone has a heart:
Every boy and girl,
Every animal and breath.
Can we humans be worse than animals?
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Abstract philosophical meditation on shared humanity and cruelty, grounded in personal emotional experience.
Dense packing of ideas: feelings, judgment, pain, hypocrisy, animal comparison across ~95 words.
Predominantly negative (pain, bitterness, cruelty) with redemptive counterpoint about universal hearts.
Moderate intensity through repetition and sharp imagery (blade, harrow's teeth) with introspective moments.
Approximately 13-14 lines; falls in 7-15 range.
Metaphors (blade to heart, harrow's teeth), personification (heart), simile potential; ornamented but not maximalist.
Primarily lyric introspection with universal address; minimal dramatic distance or persona.
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