The Sacrificial Lamb Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH IGFJ KLMN AOPJ QRST

I was the opener of the wombA
My cry was heard by my householdB
It was painful and joyfulC
They were on cloud nineD
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As I grew upE
Expectations mock meF
The sailing storm and raging windG
Shook my shipH
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I was almost drown and swallowedI
Confusion and questions cloud my mindG
It dawn on meF
Am at the altar of sacrificeJ
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As a guiding star leadsK
I am a ray of hopeL
The sunshine that lights mother EarthM
The moonlight that shuns darkness at nightN
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Just as I opened the wombA
I must set the paceO
To receive the prizeP
I must pay the priceJ
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I wonder if I would be sold or given outQ
I am in the prison of traditionR
About to be executedS
Alas It's my fateT

Queen Shalom Ebere Anthony
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 10/20/2020

Poet's note: This poem mirrors the travails and struggles of the first child in the African family. They are saddle with great task and responsibilities forgetting their personal dreams. Every first child is a pace setter and must lead the path for others to follow. They are a sacrificial lamb in the altar of tradition and cannot complain but accept their fate. This poem is dedicated to every first child.




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