Unmarried Beautiful Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDDEFG CBHBI BBJKLBBBGBBM BBBNBBOBPQRSTU| As a young beautiful black butterfly | A |
| Fresh and uncultivated | B |
| Pure as gold and shiny as diamond | B |
| A dream of every man | C |
| My mama is proud as Mt Kilimanjaro | D |
| To have a daughter beautiful as rainbow | D |
| Walks around with her neck held high like a giraffe | E |
| She can t stop thinking of the great bride price she will receive | F |
| To proud to have the great treasure | G |
| - | |
| She deserve to marry a rich man | C |
| Poor men will make her suffer and diminish her beauty | B |
| I regret marrying her father for the sake of love | H |
| Oh Lord save her from the mistakes I did | B |
| She is an angel paradise should be her home | I |
| - | |
| On my th still unmarried | B |
| My mama is very worried | B |
| Sadly she says it s unbearable shame | J |
| Are men blind nowadays | K |
| The beauty of a woman is all that matters | L |
| Behavior shall change after getting married | B |
| The prophet she went to see said I was cursed | B |
| The witch doctor said I was bewitched | B |
| I bathed with oil and water | G |
| To remove the curse on me | B |
| and to grow the glow in me | B |
| But to no avail | M |
| - | |
| She cried in sorrow God why me | B |
| My neighbors daughters are getting married | B |
| Mine is rotting inside the hut | B |
| Mama Amina s daughter went to Britain for her wedding | N |
| Why I am not lucky | B |
| Is not my daughter beautiful enough to be married | B |
| Money doesn t matter anymore | O |
| Just have my daughter married | B |
| No man volunteers | P |
| You should pack your things she says | Q |
| Your uncle is coming to pick you up | R |
| Early in morning before the sun rises | S |
| Maybe the city won t reject you | T |
| It is a shame that even my grave can not bear | U |
Marilyn Shila
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 12/07/2023
Poet's note: The poem is based on the African context whereby a mother who is very much confident in her daughter’s beauty and thinks her daughter deserves more better because of her beauty
Ignoring that it’s not only beauty that a woman or a lady requires for them to get married but also Good behavior Respect and more
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