History To Be Rewritten... (20-10-20) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCAD EFGH GIJK LMNOPGQ LRLSTUV MWWAGX LYZA2LB2YYYC2D2XE2F2 G2LXSG H2YYI2J2K2L2M2XN2UO2 P2 Q2R2S2T2U2V2YYYHG W2X2Y2Z2A3B3C2C3D3E3 RY| Never have I ever seen a nation | A |
| Waste her youths like | B |
| Rubber dummies for target practice | C |
| Never have i ever seen a nation | A |
| Neglect the Law to enforce Assault | D |
| - | |
| Tell me Are you okay | E |
| Coz I'm not My heart bleeds | F |
| My thoughts drift into a state of melancholy | G |
| Whenever anyone says Toll gate | H |
| - | |
| It was like watching a horror movie | G |
| Actors and actresses live on the scene | I |
| Blood everywhere | J |
| It appeared as if the flag also bled | K |
| - | |
| DAMN What a time to be alive | L |
| A time when being patriotic | M |
| Has become a crime | N |
| And if you speak your mind | O |
| Them go spray you bullets you fit die | P |
| But if you keep shut you could probably | G |
| Live a while | Q |
| - | |
| Haba Yi hankali fa | L |
| E be like say time don reach | R |
| Wey everybody go Wiz like Khalifa | L |
| But if all of us jakpa | S |
| Then how far can we go | T |
| If the heart of the land | U |
| Is built inside the heart of the people | V |
| - | |
| Long before the pandemic | M |
| Our land experienced change | W |
| Quote Change | W |
| A change of famine | A |
| Recession and sadly | G |
| One degenerating phase after the other | X |
| - | |
| We've been named giants of Africa | L |
| This is a title we ought to maintain | Y |
| But then again What a disgrace | Z |
| That the least of our worries is our image | A2 |
| That there's nowhere safe enough | L |
| I mean safe at all | B2 |
| For a Nigerian indigene | Y |
| I mean Citizen | Y |
| That the common Nigerian man | Y |
| Earns N K per minimum wage | C2 |
| A bag of rice costs N K per bag | D2 |
| And fuel costs N per litre | X |
| The people have absolutely no rights | E2 |
| To express their feelings | F2 |
| That law enforcement are reinforced thugs | G2 |
| And if the people say enough is enough | L |
| The government declares war | X |
| That we're under dictatorship | S |
| Misconcepted for democracy | G |
| - | |
| I mean This could have been resolved | H2 |
| With one dialogue and a solution or resolution | Y |
| To the problems But No | Y |
| The fight they didn't take to insurgents | I2 |
| They brought to civilians | J2 |
| Who got fed up of feeling | K2 |
| Uncomfortable in their own home | L2 |
| Home is where the heart lives | M2 |
| Even in diaspora | X |
| I don't think the hearts of the youths | N2 |
| Ever left their land | U |
| As a matter of fact | O2 |
| I always wondered | P2 |
| - | |
| What politicians meant | Q2 |
| Whenever they made reference | R2 |
| To our heritage as National Cake | S2 |
| I wonder why they feel entitled | T2 |
| To everything that is Ours | U2 |
| The labours of our heroes past | V2 |
| Shall never be in vein | Y |
| Nigeria gained her independence in | Y |
| Nigerians gained their independence in | Y |
| I think the time has come to update | H |
| The names in history | G |
| - | |
| A moment of silence for every youth | W2 |
| We lost in this blood bath | X2 |
| Toast to all our countless miseries | Y2 |
| My eyes are pallid from the tears | Z2 |
| And I can hardly write | A3 |
| I keep tearing pages | B3 |
| Our beloved home is sinking in Rage | C2 |
| Disdain Pain Rampage of pandemonium | C3 |
| Conflicts Governmental deceit and | D3 |
| I'm still missing a lot on the list | E3 |
| Revolution is clich | R |
| This is History to be Rewritten | Y |
Ajiboye Temitopelodobaba
Poet's note: In a state of agony, tragedy and melancholy,
This poem is dedicated to my country Nigeria, Youths
and the #EndSarz protesters.
A tribute to the youths who died trying to appeal to the corrupt government in peaceful protest to end sars, police brutality and corrupt practices.
This poem is a reminder of the date: 20 October 2020,
When the government gave their citizens a blood-bath.
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