On Aging Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBAADDCEFECGAHIJKJ| When 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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