Can We Talk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGC HIJE KCLM NOPQR GSFS| We have gone through sweet pains | A |
| Some natural some man made | B |
| Gossips nearly tear us apart | C |
| Strict rules were tied to your legs | D |
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| Convid came like a bad omen | E |
| To choke our sweet memories | F |
| Rumors filtered from lips to ears | G |
| To keep us closely apart | C |
| - | |
| Though you have conditioned | H |
| my libido under lock and key | I |
| To strictly follow the due process | J |
| By paying dues to tradition | E |
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| The high heaven knows | K |
| How cherished you are to my heart | C |
| Your African beauty seduces my eyes | L |
| My thighs are dead to emotions | M |
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| But you see I have a problem | N |
| My eyes are charmed to fairness | O |
| And slim fittedness arrest my being | P |
| Character though skin deep | Q |
| Makes me a slave | R |
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| This I have battled for years | G |
| Could this be Agwu | S |
| Daily I slay on my knees | F |
| Presenting my supplications to Yahweh | S |
Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke
Poet's note: This poem is dedicated to my lover whose dark complexion keeps us at arms length in going to further negotiations.
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