Blood We Shed Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE AFGHI JKLMJNOCP AQRSTJUVW| The blood | A |
| We shed cries | B |
| To the highest heaven | C |
| For vengeance more | D |
| Than the blood of Abel | E |
| - | |
| How much more blood | A |
| Of innocents do we have | F |
| To shed before our consciences | G |
| Are awakened and our numbness | H |
| And inertia are destroyed | I |
| - | |
| How long shall we | J |
| Cry over the loss of loved ones | K |
| Who are daily murdered | L |
| For no cause at all | M |
| And are sent to graves untimely | J |
| Burying wealth upon wealth | N |
| Talents upon talents | O |
| Pauperising our nation | C |
| Desecrating the land | P |
| - | |
| How much more blood | A |
| Is to be shed before our leaders | Q |
| Can stand up and say | R |
| Enough is enough | S |
| Never again | T |
| When shall it be | J |
| Or we're doomed fore'er | U |
| In this opprobrium | V |
| Of man's inhumanity to his kind | W |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 11/19/2020
Poet's note: "Blood we shed' decries the killing of human beings in Nigeria as well as different parts of the world. It challenges political office holders to take the issue of the killings serious and to take necessary action and measures to make sure the unnecessary spilling of human blood is stopped.
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