A Poem For Myself Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEFEFGFGHIHJHKL KLMMADADAB| I was born in Mississippi | A |
| I walked barefooted thru the mud | B |
| Born black in Mississippi | A |
| Walked barefooted thru the mud | B |
| But when I reached the age of twelve | C |
| I left that place for good | D |
| My daddy chopped cotton | E |
| And he drank his liquor straight | F |
| Said my daddy chopped cotton | E |
| And he drank his liquor straight | F |
| When I left that Sunday morning | G |
| He was leaning on the barnyard gate | F |
| Left my mama standing | G |
| With the sun shining in her eyes | H |
| Left her standing in the yard | I |
| With the sun shining in her eyes | H |
| And I headed North | J |
| As straight as the Wild Goose Flies | H |
| I been to Detroit Chicago | K |
| Been to New York city too | L |
| I been to Detroit Chicago | K |
| Been to New York city too | L |
| Said I done strolled all those funky avenues | M |
| I'm still the same old black boy with the same old blues | M |
| Going back to Mississippi | A |
| This time to stay for good | D |
| Going back to Mississippi | A |
| This time to stay for good | D |
| Gonna be free in Mississippi | A |
| Or dead in the Mississippi mud | B |
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