What A Country! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGB HIJJ KALLL LMALLNOP AQLRST RUU UULU LLL VW X| I shed tears for my country | A |
| Hot lead tears | B |
| No end in sight not today | C |
| Not tomorrow | D |
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| Sad tales like worms | E |
| Ooze out from rotten wounds | F |
| Which go deep | G |
| Deep deep beyond my forebears | B |
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| Dogs set out to hunt game | H |
| Get eaten by games | I |
| And games thrust to dogs | J |
| End up poisoning the belly of the dogs | J |
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| Such is the anthem we eat | K |
| As legacy | A |
| Colonial bequeathed lot | L |
| Land of the slaved | L |
| Home of the cursed | L |
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| To whom shall I cry to | L |
| And who shall join me in | M |
| This wailing symphony | A |
| That | L |
| Relief however minute | L |
| However temporal | N |
| Shall roof our filth | O |
| And cleanse the rots | P |
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| When gods go crazy | A |
| Who will beckon on them | Q |
| Will you | L |
| Should I | R |
| None will yes | S |
| Not even the beautiful ones | T |
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| Why | R |
| Our cries have blinded the gods | U |
| And corrupted the heavenlies | U |
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| We all are accursed else | U |
| Libations incense and gifts | U |
| From salvaged few | L |
| Would have reached the skies | U |
| - | |
| But | L |
| Should we begin our country a new | L |
| Should we rebirth to rebuild to renew | L |
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| By my time | V |
| It's still long hours till the morning sun | W |
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| Enugu | X |
Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/15/2020
Poet's note: In this poem, I seem to have lost hope of my country Nigeria. I desire a peaceful and prosperous country for my children and children's children. It is all I want. Time is of essence to begin a new.
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