Papa In The Grave, Mama On The Wheelchair Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBD EFAGH IJKL MNOPA IKQRIK STUII VOUW| So the little girl heard that night | A |
| Words of hatred papa uttered | B |
| First gun shot from the bedroom | C |
| More gun shots fired | B |
| So the little girl closed her ears | D |
| - | |
| Tears down the little girl s cheeks flowed | E |
| Too scared to shout for help | F |
| Papa thoughtlessly shot mama that night | A |
| Then turned the gun on himself | G |
| Misinformed was papa by a friend | H |
| - | |
| Tragedy took my papa away from me | I |
| Death stole my papa too soon | J |
| Grave in cruelty swallowed my papa | K |
| Alas who will help me now | L |
| - | |
| Papa taught me how to read | M |
| It was papa who taught me how to swim | N |
| Papa watched me play in the garden | O |
| Papa carried me on his shoulders | P |
| Papa put me to bed every night | A |
| - | |
| Papa went to the grave early | I |
| Grave opened its mouth for my papa | K |
| Earth opened her mouth for papa s blood | Q |
| Mama now on wheelchair bound she is | R |
| Fighting limitations of disability | I |
| No friend available for my mama | K |
| - | |
| Oh how I wish I could do something | S |
| Perhaps a little prayer I should have prayed | T |
| Papa would have been alive today | U |
| To watch me graduate from varsity | I |
| To walk me down the aisle when I marry | I |
| - | |
| Papa will not see me grow up | V |
| Not sure if papa made it to heaven | O |
| A haste decision papa took that day | U |
| Shedding blood destroying his life | W |
Doreen C Mampani
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 10/26/2021
Poet's note: I wrote this poem in 2017 and published it in my book entitled "Nobody Thinks About Me But I Must Think About Them". This poem is based on what people do under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
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