Our Nation Is Ill Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACD EFGG HIJJ KLMN OPQR STBU VBWB X YOZA2 BVBB2 C2D2BE2 VF2G2D2| OUR NATION IS ILL | A |
| Doom Days Drum | B |
| Blood and war on the hill | A |
| The centre is shattered | C |
| And everyman for himself | D |
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| No one cares for cure | E |
| The Excellency are pretenders | F |
| The honours are Judas | G |
| And justice | G |
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| Expensive for the poor | H |
| Affordable for the rich | I |
| The Beautiful ones are Jailed | J |
| The Mafias get bailed | J |
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| The Prince eats the grass | K |
| The Servants eat the Cake | L |
| The Doctors can t diagnose | M |
| The hospital is over stretched | N |
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| Tears and sorrow | O |
| At every home and street | P |
| Hope and fear | Q |
| Hang on every tongue | R |
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| If you ask for justice Like khadir Ahmed | S |
| Your citizenship is question | T |
| If you sing praise like Keyamo | B |
| You are the son of the soil | U |
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| Dare not speak to power | V |
| That their song has no rhythm | B |
| That their Drum as no pattern | W |
| Or Jail is your home | B |
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| Ask Adeyanju Ask Anikulapo | X |
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| Who will see our tears | Y |
| And dry our rivers of sorrow | O |
| Those who care can not see | Z |
| Those with sight care not | A2 |
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| To heaven we all look up for freedom | B |
| But heaven has no answer | V |
| In our Palm lies freedom | B |
| Freedom comes via the cross | B2 |
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| Let all lace their booth | C2 |
| And match to the field | D2 |
| Death or Freedom | B |
| Must be our pledge | E2 |
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| Sit Smile and Suffer | V |
| Not our song | F2 |
| Blood or peace | G2 |
| Our Nation must be healed | D2 |
Ola Olawale
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Yusuf Baba Hammed: Wow, Well penned! I love this ❤
It's talking about the society I'm in. The freedom lies in our palms, in our pens.
Mamu Roshid: Fantastic
Casper Agbaje : Interesting, it seeks for freedom, yet fearful in thoughts
Leomascott ocm Ogbuefi : Someday we have our freedom
Ola Olawale: Thanks @ Iyke, Olamide and Ogbuefi.... Am honour!
Iyke Flint: The educationists have to see this! Very awesome!
Olamide: I love this poem. Awesome
Leomascott ocm Ogbuefi : Great and nice poem , captive seeking for freedom
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