Why Did I Stay? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGH IBJEK LMNO LPBQ RS| Why did I stay they ask | A |
| I stayed because I was | B |
| cajoled by his words | C |
| manipulated by the love | D |
| I had for him | E |
| - | |
| I stayed because I had hope | F |
| he would change that he would | G |
| never hurt me again | H |
| - | |
| They kept telling me to leave | I |
| him but I didn't listen I was | B |
| impetuous and demented | J |
| I was in fear of losing him | E |
| forever | K |
| - | |
| But as I kept on being | L |
| persistent he crafted more | M |
| bruises on my body and in | N |
| my heart | O |
| - | |
| I became fed up of being | L |
| manacled beaten up and | P |
| mistreated because I was | B |
| vulnerable | Q |
| - | |
| So I fought back and put | R |
| my love for him aside I survived | S |
Lesedi Elizabeth
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 09/27/2020
Poet's note: I wrote this poem on the 17th of july 2020, this poem is for the women who face this kind of situation in their lives. This poem is a motivation to help them get out of that situation.This poem for me means freedom and power for women.
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