At The Entrance Of Grace Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DE FGH IJK LMN OPQ RSG BT UVW| On days life pummels this soul with perils | A |
| faith folds into a miscarriage I mean living | B |
| becomes harder than steel | C |
| - | |
| I've drunk from the udder of suffering and hate | D |
| how it contorts my comfort | E |
| - | |
| Many times have I named it an unwanted guest | F |
| brandished the blade of my trust in the almighty | G |
| towards it hoping it'll become | H |
| - | |
| a bird that flies off at the touch of pebbles Still | I |
| this encounter fractures the legs of my faith into | J |
| wobbly limbs of doubt | K |
| - | |
| Last night I slit open my heart with a scalpel of | L |
| prayer to let God see how despair sprawls | M |
| comfortably in the middle | N |
| - | |
| He felt pity for this soul and promised to still my | O |
| raging storms God's hands mercy outstretched | P |
| furnished my life with reckless love which brought in grace | Q |
| - | |
| At the entrance of grace my door flipped open for success | R |
| which came in and swiftly dismantled every brick of hardship | S |
| in this body | G |
| - | |
| Slowly my life shapeshifts into a cloud of rose water oozing | B |
| hopeful fragrance that masks the foul smell of doubts | T |
| - | |
| Unable to withstand the arrogance of my ambitions propelled | U |
| by God's grace my miseries morph into mists that fizzle at the | V |
| first sight of sunlight | W |
Okoronkwo Chisom
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/22/2023
Poet's note: This poem won the Shuzia "Journey of the Soul" Poetry Competition 2023 and hence, was first published in Shuzia.com.
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