'her' Fears Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGHFI JKFFLF JMNOFF PQLRFSFTCTF UVWFXF NYZA2B2 FC2D2FE2 N| She was a widow Yes she was | A |
| She lost her husband about a year ago | B |
| Yet she remained a dedicated mother to four sons | C |
| But she still had her fears Ones so strong | D |
| And she gave life to them instead | E |
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| Her notorious son has been jailed | F |
| He d threatened another with a knife | G |
| You cannot bring up these kids | H |
| Give them to us her mother in law words resounded | F |
| I won t she refused I m not losing any of my boys | I |
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| She d sworn to protect all four of them and bring | J |
| them up in a right way | K |
| But now it looked like she failed | F |
| Kaanu her oldest son has been jailed | F |
| I feel disgusted how could my own son try to kill another | L |
| This boy will not kill me she lamented | F |
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| It was a loud ring | J |
| I heard Kaanu was put in jail for stabbing a person | M |
| He was her brother her sons uncle and he sounded ridiculous | N |
| He often called to ask they were in good health | O |
| after she was widowed | F |
| But why has he turned a mocker today She wondered | F |
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| It was a threat she corrected instantly in a | P |
| harsh tone | Q |
| He was her younger brother she could speak to him in that manner | L |
| Do you want me to make a good call he genuinely asked this time | R |
| No she replied after a moment of deep thought | F |
| Ok he agreed and ended the call | S |
| Oh what have I done She regreted | F |
| My Kaanu won t be released today because of me | T |
| I love my boy but I still want him to learn some lessons | C |
| Mummy her youngest called Guess whose back He asked grinning cheerfully | T |
| Kaanu The widow replied feeling unsure if she was happy or sad | F |
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| She was in a deep thought maybe a trance caused by fears and worries | U |
| Her oldest Kaanu had just returned home from school | V |
| He was studying to be a writer he wasn t in jail | W |
| Mummy I was nominated for a student award | F |
| He was excited to share the news | X |
| All of his dreams and hopes he shared | F |
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| She watched silently and then realized that her son was on a path of Greatness | N |
| Nothing short of that she was sure | Y |
| But she couldn t see it before now she was busy with her fears | Z |
| Feeding and nurturing them ignoring her sons and their dreams | A2 |
| Forgetting she had a duty to keep them on a better path | B2 |
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| She learnt a lesson that day | F |
| Fears and worries were destructive | C2 |
| She had to conquer them | D2 |
| Those strange entities were not invited on this new life which she d found | F |
| It had to be Greatness Nothing less | E2 |
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| Fears and worries are enemies to Greatness | N |
Isioma Okonicha
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