Humanity Dies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF ABGHIJK ABLJIDMNO APDDQR ASITUI| Humanity dies | A |
| Every time | B |
| A human is murdered | C |
| By fellow humans | D |
| Since we can't create | E |
| Souls why destroy them | F |
| - | |
| Humanity dies | A |
| Every time | B |
| A bomb blasts | G |
| Killing innocent men | H |
| Women and children | I |
| Who did nothing | J |
| To warrant such inhumanity | K |
| - | |
| Humanity dies | A |
| Each time | B |
| We fold our arms | L |
| And do nothing | J |
| But only talk without action | I |
| And watch as humans | D |
| Groan in pain and hunger | M |
| Without having any hope | N |
| Assuaging the need | O |
| - | |
| Humanity dies | A |
| When we build | P |
| Castles and mansions | D |
| None occupies whereas millions | D |
| Sleep under bridges and open spaces | Q |
| Like animals of the wild | R |
| - | |
| Humanity dies | A |
| When we live for ourselves | S |
| Alone and not for the common | I |
| Good of all when what's meant | T |
| For all's consumed by a few | U |
| While millions are dying of starvation | I |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 11/16/2020
Poet's note: The poem discusses the problem of killings of human beings which takes place all over the world. The poem goes further to condemn the insensitivity of the rich and government officials to the plight of the masses who are crushed by hardship.
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