Walking Corpses Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE AFAGH AIJGG| So many folks are walking corpses | A |
| They have died a thousand times in the head | B |
| Their life have been snuffed out | C |
| Their eyes hollow and sunken | D |
| Like the pathway to death itself | E |
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| So many folks are walking corpses | A |
| Hanging on to the tiniest bit of hope | F |
| Forced smile plastered on their faces | A |
| Eyes looking but not seeing | G |
| Heart beating but no sign of life | H |
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| So many folks are walking corpses | A |
| Willing to end it all but have no strength | I |
| No willpower and courage to do so | J |
| Stuck between a life they are tired of living | G |
| And a life they are afraid of taking | G |
Abdulsalam Oyinlola
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Poet's note: The poem centres on people who are living but have no life. These people I called the 'walking corpses'.
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