A Cry For Freedom Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCAA DDEF GGHI JJKK LLMM NOPP MMLL| I was born in sin | A |
| Caged and held tight by its pin | A |
| But I was oblivious of this | B |
| When I'm ruled by my fleshly bliss | B |
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| I sought my praise | C |
| Exalting myself and the worldly raise | C |
| But held in the cage of sin | A |
| I was revolving around its spin | A |
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| I took the garment of self righteousness | D |
| But my Achilles heel held me in its steadfastness | D |
| Yes everyone has an Achilles heel | E |
| But I know God can change it still | F |
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| I desired the things that are hidden | G |
| I love to see the dirty pictures of natures forbidden | G |
| I thought morality could break me loose | H |
| I never knew I was still in its shoes | I |
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| I fasted and prayed | J |
| Yet the stain still stayed | J |
| I held personal vigils with crying | K |
| Yet in all that I haven't started trying | K |
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| I thought I had overcome | L |
| But after some weeks I'm found in its pit how come | L |
| I thought I was free | M |
| Now I know I'm still bound by its key | M |
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| I emptied my bucket of personal efforts | N |
| All in a bid to be the person I'd wished to be in victory's forts | O |
| Weak and pale I looked like a tail | P |
| I lay helplessly on the ground of captivity looking stale | P |
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| Lord please I plead for Mercy | M |
| I know I'm not fit but please remember me and forgive my hypocrisy | M |
| Set me loose for I'm weak and tired tied up in deaths kingdom | L |
| Oh Dear Lord hear my cry for Freedom | L |
Daniel Osuji
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/28/2020
Poet's note: For those in the cage of pornography or any kind of sin
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