Welcome Son Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHGICJ KCLLMNO CPQRSTU OMOVW JXYZA2LLW B2GGPC2W ZKD2E2CW AF2G2G2OWO| I welcome you my son on earth | A |
| More especially in this continent of Africa | B |
| In a village of which her people are only warm to foreigners | C |
| Feel free my son I am here for you | D |
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| Son let me introduce to you people you are likely to meet | E |
| Generally there are two groups of people | F |
| The manipulators and the manipulated | G |
| Forgive me son for I will tell you nothing but the truth | H |
| I am sorry to let you know that I am one of the manipulated | G |
| It was my wish to have many so that I can be called Mr Haves | I |
| For the haves are the ones who are the manipulators | C |
| Unfortunately manipulators manipulated me long time ago | J |
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| Son as you grow you will have to go to school | K |
| At the school you will meet the group of manipulated experts known as teachers | C |
| These are people who forcibly buy descent clothes using their indecent salary | L |
| And put on them as they teach sons and daughters of the manipulated under a mango tree | L |
| For they work in a country where everything is improvised | M |
| Son best schools are there but you being a son of the manipulated you can t reach there | N |
| Forgive me my son | O |
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| Son this land is led by leaders sorry I mean manipulators | C |
| We are considered by them to be vital only during elections period | P |
| When we vote them into power we are fooled | Q |
| Their berries are more than full with our taxes | R |
| They claim that money works for them yet we the manipulated work for them | S |
| Son these are people you can t understand | T |
| What they pocket per day as an allowance is equivalent to the salary of a nurse per month | U |
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| I welcome you my son | O |
| Here young men are considered to be smart not because they are educated but circumcised | M |
| The youth are given free condoms not free education | O |
| They say youth are leaders of tomorrow and use them today as thugs | V |
| I welcome you son in our village | W |
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| Son don t hate me for I am only bringing to your attention what you deserve to know | J |
| To travel you shall use bumpy roads | X |
| On the roads there is another group of the manipulated who manipulate their fellows | Y |
| These are people whose professional is in bad relationship with proper housing | Z |
| They are on the roads to enforce so called road regulations | A2 |
| You know son There is no wrong to go against such regulations provided you have money | L |
| Passengers fasten seat belts as they approach traffic police not for their own safety | L |
| I welcome you son in our village | W |
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| Son in this village justice is only in books | B2 |
| It is not wrong to break laws but it is wrong to break laws when you are the manipulated | G |
| Handcuffs are loose for people with names and more than strong for the manipulated | G |
| When you raise your voice you end up being eliminated | P |
| Please keep my welcoming remarks for yourself | C2 |
| I welcome you son in our village | W |
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| Son in this village people claim to be God fearing | Z |
| But are the same who make people with albinism live fearfully | K |
| They seem to be Kangaroos yet they are wolves | D2 |
| They demand something from you other than skills if you are to get employed | E2 |
| They measure the level of your faith in God according to how much you offer to pastors | C |
| I welcome you son in our village | W |
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| Welcome son for our village has been anticipating your birth | A |
| The oppressed have been waiting for you to have their grievances heard | F2 |
| The unemployed wish you to end their painful status | G2 |
| The poor are hopeful as they wait for you to kill poverty virus | G2 |
| The manipulated think your coming is the end of corruption | O |
| I welcome you son in our village | W |
| Once again welcome son | O |
Blessed-grant Rodi
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