Looking Through The Eyes Of A Starving Child Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHIJ GKL KMANO HPQR SHT UBKV| Mama please forgive me if I ask you for | A |
| food again but lately it seems that Hunger | B |
| has become my only friend He plays with my | C |
| mind and evaporates my soul then He turns | D |
| our crops into dust and laughs at my tear dimmed | E |
| eyes as I hold out an empty bowl | F |
| - | |
| You've seen my picture in magazines all | G |
| throughout the land but neglected to | H |
| lift a finger to save me better yet a | I |
| helping hand | J |
| - | |
| Your love of money is killing me I've known this all | G |
| along but forever I shall beg for your mercy | K |
| till you hear my tragic song | L |
| - | |
| Your land is filled with milk and honey | K |
| while ours just crumbles to dust We've | M |
| thought about asking other countries for | A |
| help but yours is the only one we could | N |
| truly ever trust | O |
| - | |
| So what do you say America Will you | H |
| give this kid a chance You've got so | P |
| much to offer us if you'd just give this | Q |
| situation a second glance | R |
| - | |
| All I can do is pray that someday you'll | S |
| hear my cry but that someday may be too | H |
| late | T |
| - | |
| A mother holds her newborn babe | U |
| watching with tear filled eyes as another | B |
| starving child gives in to their final destiny | K |
| and just DIES | V |
Michael Mcguire
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