I Ask Not For Riches Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRFS TFUV WXY NZVUUA2A2 YB2C2D2Y| simple attires are good | A |
| fancy mostly are the best | B |
| but who am I to be picky | C |
| I go for what I can afford | D |
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| cars are fast | E |
| exotic cars are faster | F |
| I hope we do not forget | G |
| the point is to be safe while sojourning through life | H |
| - | |
| watches are always right | I |
| Rolex watches are never wrong | J |
| same yet different | K |
| both still tells the same time | L |
| - | |
| shoes are nice | M |
| sneakers and Italians are more profiling | N |
| we walk same paths in it | O |
| yet with both we find it hard to work in the other's shoe | P |
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| the poor man must be dumb | Q |
| cos only the rich could we hear | R |
| sir can you speak louder | F |
| or do the Giants make you fear | S |
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| as it is we all can agree that the world is unfair | T |
| it's difficult to hope in the other to deliver | F |
| but I have come to a conclusion | U |
| it's better to be content than to be greedy in other to contend | V |
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| so I believe in no one other than myself | W |
| so please I beg you do not criticize | X |
| you have no F ING idea what I'm doing to be alive | Y |
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| we forget easily that we brought nothing | N |
| yet we act like we take them with us | Z |
| so is all not vain at the end | V |
| seven generations at most you still get forgotten | U |
| yet it shags you like a hot chick u've just gotten | U |
| so why do u have to bragas if it's eternal | A2 |
| sometimes you are lucky if anyone even found ur journal | A2 |
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| so what's ur bearing I mean what's ur drive | Y |
| It be better to be useful when absent than to be useless when arrived | B2 |
| well I wish for more in little cos I know all is vain | C2 |
| I'm truly okay with what I have | D2 |
| which is why I ask not for riches but to be able to survive | Y |
Oluwadunjoye John Tobi
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/11/2025
Poet's note: The poem reflects on the emptiness of material wealth and the value of living contentedly with what one has.
It contrasts luxury and simplicity to show that possessions do not define worth or survival.
Ultimately, it urges self-reliance and acceptance, reminding us that all worldly things fade with time.
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