Africa Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDC EFGHIJDJ GGDGKGLM NONOPP

At dusk I felt the cold hands of harmattanA
Inside mom's kitchen she toldB
a story of a man from townC
Was he really from townC
Funny the white man's aD
ClownC
-
As children we wanted AfricanE
talesF
Mom told a story it penetrated ourG
VeinsH
A Blackman sold his son forI
a pipeJ
Who does that He is aD
Wicked typeJ
-
An African woman sold herG
daughter for an ironwareG
Leaving her husband without aD
heirG
Africa is pregnant are youK
awareG
The birds snatches her babyL
before it touches the earthM
-
They conquered but theyN
Forgot something vitalO
They plundered but theyN
Forgot something specialO
Happiness yes happinessP
I admire the cutenessP

Emmanuel Shadrach
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/23/2020

Poet's note: A poem of lost glory, bad past and stolen virtue.




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