Blind Beggar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGHIJ KLMNO PQRCS TUVWXX| I am a walking corpse | A |
| Standing like a carcass | B |
| Waiting on a Jerusalem path | C |
| With my blinded sight and | D |
| Nothing to wet my dried throat | E |
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| Woe Year in year out | F |
| I look for a sip of water | G |
| To quiet my noisy stomach | H |
| And the drought under my gullet | I |
| As I see now but two faces in one | J |
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| So depended are my seasons | K |
| Upon the true sons of Adam and Eve | L |
| That are always on a mission to nowhere | M |
| Whom my lips are ajar to bless and curse | N |
| Vis vis Their deals tell if of Cain or of Abel | O |
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| I am a blind beggar bending and kneeling | P |
| Under your table to clean it with my tongue | Q |
| But my odour is so odorous than your dogs | R |
| Even as you pass by the Jerusalem path | C |
| Your heads are always bend like an old bat | S |
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| Hey Has the son of the God of men passed | T |
| Why is it difficult for the God of men to reach me | U |
| Because I have stood here before the birth of time | V |
| Or should I buy more patience and perseverance | W |
| Life holds the ladder I might climb it tomorrow | X |
| And who then knows how fate fights tomorrow | X |
Kwaghkule Jacob
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Aja Nendah: Indeed we are walking corpses. The Jesus of today think not of bringing back our lives but how fast our grave can be dug. Nice work.
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