Mama Nisha Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABACCC C DEFGCG CHIJKFLM JICNOIAPQHF RSTCCRUU F C| Time came when she could no longer afford her pretty makeup | A |
| No money for saloon she couldn t imagine the kind of life she had given up | A |
| And the child she gave birth to wasn t brown skinned | B |
| So her and Mr Peter could no longer put up | A |
| She was working hard trying to convince him that she was a good wife | C |
| But Mr Peter got Haniphah who was prettier and thought would change his life | C |
| Mama Nisha was no longer the pretty angel but just a housewife | C |
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| This is a story of a single mother's life | C |
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| She is a warrior She has got the courage | D |
| She is no stranger to life She seeks no new face | E |
| She doesn't need your sympathy She knows she is a good mother | F |
| So she moves out and finds a bedsitter for her and her little girl Nisha | G |
| She is a soldier with a baby as a uniform in the battle field of life | C |
| All night long she sings the song Tulo Tulo kwata Nisha | G |
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| She moves on with her life | C |
| With a smile on her face like she got no regrets from yesterday | H |
| She needs a man | I |
| But the one she has got is out there having fun with another woman | J |
| So she decides to take her time | K |
| Because she doesn t want to get another who is just like the other | F |
| Her feet have walked on broken glass | L |
| So she won t stop just for another heartbreak | M |
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| Mama Nisha is a village woman | J |
| All she knew was to respect her man | I |
| But then he left her he left with Haniphah | C |
| Now she knows more she knows her worth | N |
| She won t wait for a loser she wont settle for less | O |
| She knows she needs a real man | I |
| One who won't love her for her makeup | A |
| But rather love her for her beautiful smile and the makeup on her brains | P |
| She knows she has got a daughter to raise | Q |
| She has got bills to pay | H |
| And to Nisha she is the mother and the father | F |
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| Every morning she puts Nisha on her back | R |
| Then she moves out to the world | S |
| She needs to hustle so they can eat | T |
| Bills are high let alone the cost of living is too high | C |
| Taking baby steps to change her life | C |
| She knows she will reach no turn back | R |
| She doesn t pray for luck | U |
| She only prays she never gets stuck | U |
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| Mama Nisha is a single Mother | F |
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| There is no love like a mother's love | C |
Meek Phred Hillz
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/13/2020
Poet's note: A single mother, I wrote this poem for all single mothers. I was renting in the same compound with mama Nisha, and the she told her story after we became good friends. She is a very strong woman. Her everyday inspiration is her own live towards her daughter Nisha.
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