Wrinkled Petals Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGH HCCIJIK LMMCCCCNCCOPANCMMM MMC| My country's image is waning | A |
| Each passing day | B |
| What can we make of her | C |
| Coat of rags | D |
| Let's burn her shadow and | E |
| Make us a tattoo of grief | F |
| Epitaph hugging her obituary | G |
| Consternation in silence | H |
| - | |
| Violence | H |
| That riotous beauty sought after | C |
| all over | C |
| Scorching deserts to | I |
| creaky creeks | J |
| Plateau tops to | I |
| plain greens | K |
| - | |
| Even the rains have lent in their cries | L |
| Witnessed on the faces of charred victims | M |
| Whose offsprings | M |
| Kankara | C |
| Kagara | C |
| Shiroro | C |
| Owerri | C |
| Chikun | N |
| Kajuru | C |
| Zamfara | C |
| Oyo | O |
| Aba | P |
| Abakaliki | A |
| Benue | N |
| Wail each day till their throats run dry | C |
| Till their famished mothers | M |
| No longer hold high bony fists | M |
| Above pale faces | M |
| - | |
| Evolution of vultures | M |
| Ant infested faggots are up in arms | M |
| What's the fate of the fetcher | C |
Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
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Poet's note: The worsening state of insecurity in my country is taking it's toll on the citizens. It's impact is spreading and felt all over.
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