Tears Of Omotara Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDDD DEE DFF GHIHJI DKLM| I'm just ten and three years | A |
| But my eyes already swollen from tears | B |
| Which made me live the pain | C |
| That never come with a gain | C |
| - | |
| I'm just ten and three | D |
| But he chose to take me for free | D |
| When he defiled my body | D |
| Because he become so horny | D |
| - | |
| I'm just ten and three | D |
| When he punctured my pride | E |
| And denied me from being an honorable bride | E |
| - | |
| I'm just ten and three | D |
| But I decided to live with the shame | F |
| Since there is no one to take the blame | F |
| - | |
| Mom was always not around | G |
| Or always busy in the kitchen | H |
| Whenever I tried to whisper | I |
| She never spare the time to listen | H |
| Let me not say a word about dad | J |
| He cared so much about his newspaper | I |
| - | |
| I'm just ten and three | D |
| When my life became tattered | K |
| And abashed | L |
| But no one noticed at home | M |
Ogunsola Ayobami Samuel
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 06/15/2021
Poet's note: The poem "Tears Of Omotara" is written to expose the insecurity of being a girl child in our society today.
I feel sad when I think of how the society have become insecure for a girl child both at home and outside their homes.
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