The Assassination Of An Idealist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDE FGHIJK LMNNK O OPA MQARSAT U V| 'Let's be realistic' | A |
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| Those are the daggers like words | B |
| that the assassins stabbed me with | C |
| 'Okay' I say with a smile reassuring them that I am not fazed by their words | B |
| which is strengthened by the absence of blood and wounds | D |
| that the stabbing should have caused | E |
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| They watch me attentively as their soul slicing daggers dig deep into my skin | F |
| and relax when I seem to not show any signs of pain | G |
| 'It's for the best ' they say | H |
| Their best that is | I |
| I give a small nod and my signature megawatt smile typical | J |
| of a superhero in a movie that has managed to overcome their arch nemesis | K |
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| But in the movie of my life I am not playing the role of a superhero | L |
| In the movie of my life I begin to play the role of Mercutio | M |
| as their daggers that were stained with his cynical blood begins to poison me | N |
| It causes me to show them a smile faker than the fake messiahs that are currently speaking to me | N |
| And because of this | K |
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| they are unaware | O |
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| They are unaware | O |
| of the blood spewing out of all of my organs | P |
| causing them to become flabby like an deflated sac | A |
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| And like Mercutio | M |
| I begin to slowly die | Q |
| while smiling and laughing | A |
| with the assassins we refer to as Realists | R |
| I laugh and laugh and laugh from the happiness | S |
| At least that's what they think | A |
| until I collapse | T |
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| I collapse and close my eyes | U |
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| Never to open again | V |
Rethabile Molepo
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