Let Me Die A Youngman's Death Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACA DEBEFG DEEHBI DBJEBKB ABABALet me die a youngman's death | A |
not a clean and inbetween | B |
the sheets holywater death | A |
not a famous last words | C |
peaceful out of breath death | A |
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When I'm | D |
and in constant good tumour | E |
may I be mown down at dawn | B |
by a bright red sports car | E |
on my way home | F |
from an allnight party | G |
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Or when I'm | D |
with silver hair | E |
and sitting in a barber's chair | E |
may rival gangsters | H |
with hamfisted tommyguns burst in | B |
and give me a short back and insides | I |
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Or when I'm | D |
and banned from the Cavern | B |
may my mistress | J |
catching me in bed with her daughter | E |
and fearing for her son | B |
cut me up into little pieces | K |
and throw away every piece but one | B |
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Let me die a youngman's death | A |
not a free from sin tiptoe in | B |
candle wax and waning death | A |
not a curtains drawn by angels borne | B |
'what a nice way to go' death | A |
Roger Mcgough
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