Independence Greed-dom. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBCD EFGH AACD IJKLIMWith a spirit and zeal of sovereignty | A |
Awolowo Azikiwe and Bello with many others championed the journey | A |
With a determined tete a tete we became a nation snatched from the jaws of the mighty | A |
Decades upon decades the rightful structure laid was pulled down with a sole rulership interest of money money and money | A |
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We once had leaders | B |
Now we have rulers | B |
How sweet and glorious would have been our freedom | C |
Now a sorry case as the kingdom is now drenched in greed dom | D |
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Wa Zo Bia with diverse tribes all together became one | E |
Despite our numerous national make up artists rather than being sweet sixteen we are at sixty sadly worn | F |
Overhauling Restructuring till when shall we wait | G |
Sadly sweet we suffer and smile while our rulers without foresight keeps gobbling the foreign nation's baits | H |
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We were once positively mighty | A |
Now we are most often flighty | A |
How sweet and glorious would have been our freedom | C |
Now a sorry case as the kingdom is now drenched in greed dom | D |
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With a comforting and prayerful poetic heart I write | I |
Oh God of creation I beseech you to direct our noble cause | J |
Guide our leaders that have turned to rulers right and most passionately help our youths the truth to know | K |
For us all in love and honesty to grow and living just and true | L |
Oh Almighty God help us attain a great lofty height | I |
With genuine freedom devoid of greed dom to build a nation where justice shall reign | M |
Fatoki, Oluwatobi O.
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