Beautiful Black Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDECFF EEEGHII EJKLCEMEEGCNE| With compliments and apologies to all not mentioned by name | A |
| - | |
| i wanta say just gotta say something | B |
| bout those beautiful beautiful beautiful outasight | C |
| black men | D |
| with they afros | E |
| walking down the street | C |
| is the same ol danger | F |
| but a brand new pleasure | F |
| - | |
| sitting on stoops in bars going to offices | E |
| running numbers watching for their whores | E |
| preaching in churches driving their hogs | E |
| walking their dogs winking at me | G |
| in their fire red lime green burnt orange | H |
| royal blue tight tight pants that hug | I |
| what i like to hug | I |
| - | |
| jerry butler wilson pickett the impressions | E |
| temptations mighty mighty sly | J |
| don't have to do anything but walk | K |
| on stage | L |
| and i scream and stamp and shout | C |
| see new breed men in breed alls | E |
| dashiki suits with shirts that match | M |
| the lining that compliments the ties | E |
| that smile at the sandals | E |
| where dirty toes peek at me | G |
| and i scream and stamp and shout | C |
| for more beautiful beautiful beautiful | N |
| black men with outasight afros | E |
Nikki Giovanni
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