Mulhopwana Behind Curtains Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG HIJKALM HNAOPAA LAQHRSA AATUVWF XPHYZA2B2 A2C2D2E2AF2G2To the peak of my melody | A |
In Matowi tree I whistle | B |
Calming my bitterness with sweetness | C |
Twisted in my thoughts | D |
About to breakdown | E |
Yet the voice of my ancestors | F |
Rebuke me as they consider me a desert | G |
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Hidden in a fog of Valour | H |
Labelled before my existence | I |
They expect me to bleed | J |
With a grinning face | K |
Could this be Valour or Vanity | A |
Wishing all folks envision | L |
Colour of my eyes in the closed eyelids | M |
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Above this Armor of honor | H |
My body is fully bruised | N |
However a brave warrior you see | A |
Knowing none about a water fall of tears | O |
Falling inside my intestines | P |
A Hill of Toxins decaying in me | A |
Fighting a battle beyond your detection ability | A |
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Raised in this location | L |
Carrying our flag was labeled on me | A |
To preserve and make it blossom | Q |
Like a watered flower | H |
Is defined as Manning up | R |
Hence commemoration of our day | S |
Isn t keenly regarded so is this equality | A |
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Laying on Lake of Impartiality | A |
Ungrateful I could be | A |
To put all blame and red marks | T |
Without consideration of Salts | U |
You spilled on my plate | V |
Full of food that stimulated my growth | W |
Finally I m a little Giant among elders | F |
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Now hear My Proposal My wish | X |
Hopes and aspirations | P |
Will fluctuate more and more | H |
All because re branding is all I seek | Y |
As centuries turn | Z |
Co existence of a new lifeline | A2 |
Must evolve | B2 |
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Mwene wa ma Mwene | A2 |
Is my dream title in this Village | C2 |
Though my wishes conflict with our norms | D2 |
On the Gorge of unwavering hardships | E2 |
It matters not how weak I be | A |
For I walk on its edges without dragging | F2 |
Just behind these curtains I hide my grief | G2 |
Symon Maguru
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 06/30/2021
Poet's note: From childhood many males were groomed in a hard way that men don't cry and I was raised in that way too. Growing up I realised that emotions are not a sign of weakness but it only shows that you were trying to be strong for too long, things fallen apart and you can't help it but grieve. The title of the poem contains an African word "Mulhopwana" which is a Lhomwe term that stands for "boy/male" and the word "mwene wa ma mwene" stands for "King of Kings". Inside the poem you will see experience of a young man in an African society who has openly revealed what happens in his unguarded moments when life knocks him down showing to his society that men are not robots their voice matters, tears are part of us just as happiness was meant to be.
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