Aunt Jumoke Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHBBIJKLMNODPQRSDDD T UDVCWXYZA2 B2 C2 D2E2F2 G2DH2D I2| This is why you | A |
| Should learn to drink less It makes you think less husband | B |
| You don't want to see your son Alright send your son in law away | C |
| He's the alcohol you must want not to see | D |
| You don't take a sneaker for two feet | E |
| And place it outside for the rain to bleach | F |
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| Mother wakes up every day before the lone black cock wails | G |
| Before father's penis calms down | H |
| She is the problem There are open baskets in the kitchen and | B |
| Ash in the hearth of the evening Aunt Jumoke visited with her husband | B |
| Guess what she brought She brought agege bread | I |
| Her little daughter has never come home She's happy now She spills the oil when eating yam | J |
| And shouts Grandma look | K |
| Her husband has come home only once after he married her And he drinks | L |
| Father's companion | M |
| Aunt Jumoke used to be fair They say too many turning | N |
| Makes the butter change colour she has changed | O |
| There is her husband's younger sister She wears tofoh everyday and sings Jesus Loves Me | D |
| We watch with glee and ask questions does he even know her How Well | P |
| She smiles and calls us to the | Q |
| Palo for peas | R |
| And O we have peas too She says her peas are baked with flour and tears | S |
| And smoke She bakes it everyday Everyday Every Friday Every Monday | D |
| Every Tuesday Every Wednesday Every Thursday Every Saturday | D |
| She shares it on Sunday Charity | D |
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| Then there is we We are thirteen The moon dance troupe | T |
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| Husband hear the cock crow Now you must tell him to leave | U |
| Drink the palm wine before ibaje and leave him to find his way He | D |
| Must leave us | V |
| Jumoke may not leave with him today | C |
| She must stay and bath with lime and salt | W |
| It makes the body stronger | X |
| But Amanda must never leave until you visit him nine times | Y |
| His sister must stop singing that dirge | Z |
| We all know her brother doesn't love her Uhm who is Jesus His niece | A2 |
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| Now I must go make breakfast | B2 |
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| Father grumbles Come now My penis itches | C2 |
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| Uncle Oba here is your bowl Mother says father says you should meet him | D2 |
| At Fomboka He says you should be fast Drink uncle | E2 |
| Soda fell into the gruel from the top shelf You must bear with it | F2 |
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| Aunt Jumoke's daughter comes passing singing What a Friend in Jesus We Have | G2 |
| And she's happy | D |
| Aunt Jumoke's husband's younger sister comes passing singing All Alone in Christ I am Safe | H2 |
| She even smiles at me | D |
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| Jesus loves me this I know | I2 |
Shalom Kasim
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 02/12/2023
Poet's note: While polygamy may be a popular option in Africa, the question remains: is it a viable option, especially (or because it is) backed by religion?
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