H.e.r Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEFGFHIFJKLGJMFN FFOPMQRMSTBFUVWLBXMY ZA2B2C2D2E2F2FG2MFDH 2| She was unattractive | A |
| But the lines on her face were beautiful | B |
| They separated her from the rest | C |
| She claimed they were a symbol of freedom | D |
| My gentle fingers wished to caress them | E |
| And whisper love to them | E |
| And understand each of them better | F |
| But her wings were abruptly cut | G |
| She looked at life in a fragile manner | F |
| She held on to it | H |
| Like an egg | I |
| Her dresses would reveal the questions enveloping her | F |
| She paced in slow motion | J |
| As if she was being drained of life | K |
| She adored silence | L |
| Not filthy quiet | G |
| But with a bit of passion | J |
| She was hung up on me | M |
| Grabbed me by the collar | F |
| Each time she saw | N |
| My absence left a void in her | F |
| Green was her favourite colour | F |
| Yes green | O |
| Her youthful radiance showed when she smiled | P |
| And a bit of sympathy | M |
| But she was hauled away | Q |
| Fouled with twinges of jealousy she would snatch my arm | R |
| Each time someone eyed me | M |
| To love is to die | S |
| And dying is an art | T |
| Her life was in peril | B |
| It was there | F |
| In her eyes | U |
| It showed | V |
| The soft sweaty palm in limpid handshake | W |
| She lacked confidence | L |
| Better euphemism is shewas careful | B |
| High she soared | X |
| Into her complexity | M |
| Leaving neat pieces of her whereabouts | Y |
| She carried the war like her name | Z |
| And was a soldier on her own | A2 |
| But she died | B2 |
| I wasnt her first nor her second | C2 |
| I was her's | D2 |
| Her scent was that of a cream | E2 |
| Tinted with pain was her joy | F2 |
| Each time my heart dwells on her | F |
| My heart beats faster than military drums | G2 |
| She wore pain perfectly | M |
| And fear was her armour | F |
| Smothered with heroism | D |
| She died died a premature death | H2 |
Paidamoyo Chimanga
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