Black Boys Blues Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC BDCC EBFG HBIB CCBB AJKL MNON| I am a young black man | A |
| Swimming in a sea of stereotypes and stigmas | B |
| Navigating a world that doesn't know or understand me | C |
| Existing in a place that often seeks to harm me | C |
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| I'm told that my blackness is a curse | B |
| That I came into this world doomed to suffer and hurt | D |
| That my skin color is a liability | C |
| That I will always be a problem to society | C |
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| But I am not just a color or a label | E |
| I am a person with dreams and aspirations | B |
| With a heart that beats with passion and love | F |
| A soul that yearns for connection and compassion | G |
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| Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning | H |
| In a world that is deaf to my cries | B |
| Where my pain and anger are silenced | I |
| Dismissed as just another black boy's lies | B |
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| But I refuse to let them define me | C |
| To let their ignorance and hate control me | C |
| I will rise above their bigotry and bias | B |
| I will break the chains of their stereotypes and quiet us | B |
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| Yes I am a young black man | A |
| But I am also so much more | J |
| I am a human being with dignity and worth | K |
| A person who deserves respect and support | L |
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| So let me walk my path with my head held high | M |
| Let me own my strength and my pride | N |
| For I am a young black man and I matter | O |
| And my voice and my stories cannot be denied | N |
Siphamandla Nomnganga
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