On Aging Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBAADDCEFECGAHIJKJWhen you see me sitting quietly | A |
Like a sack left on the shelf | B |
Don t think I need your chattering | C |
I m listening to myself | B |
Hold Stop Don t pity me | A |
Hold Stop your sympathy | A |
Understanding if you got it | D |
Otherwise I ll do without it | D |
When my bones are stiff and aching | C |
And my feet won t climb the stair | E |
I will only ask one favor | F |
Don t bring me no rocking chair | E |
When you see me walking stumbling | C |
Don t study and get it wrong | G |
Cause tired don t mean lazy | A |
And every goodbye ain t gone | H |
I m the same person I was back then | I |
A little less hair a little less chin | J |
A lot less lungs and much less wind | K |
But ain t I lucky I can still breathe in | J |
Maya Angelou
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