Momma Welfare Roll Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJK LCMNLEO| Her arms semaphore fat triangles | A |
| Pudgy hands bunched on layered hips | B |
| Where bones idle under years of fatback | C |
| And lima beans | D |
| Her jowls shiver in accusation | E |
| Of crimes clich d by | F |
| Repetition Her children strangers | G |
| To childhood's toys play | H |
| Best the games of darkened doorways | I |
| Rooftop tag and know the slick feel of | J |
| Other people's property | K |
| - | |
| Too fat to whore | L |
| Too mad to work | C |
| Searches her dreams for the | M |
| Lucky sign and walks bare handed | N |
| Into a den of bureaucrats for | L |
| Her portion | E |
| 'They don't give me welfare | O |
| I take it ' | - |
Maya Angelou
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