My Dad And I Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQN RNSNTU VNWXNYJZNA2 B2NC2 D2NE2NXV| When I was a child | A |
| I never thought I had a dad | B |
| For always it was only mom there | C |
| Making sure I had enough to eat | D |
| From her struggles in tiling the earth | E |
| She stood my guidance angel | F |
| And my protector when the others mocked | G |
| Trying to make me ashamed of my kind | H |
| Only she could enfold me in her warmth | I |
| At the sound of every thunder strike during rainy season | J |
| Only she gave her life | K |
| That her seeds survive the Ajayi crisis in Nasarawa state | L |
| Only mom was there running from the farm to home | M |
| To hide us in the bush when the crisis started | N |
| After which she left amidst the gun shots | O |
| To get some eggs and floor | P |
| To prepare what to eat in the bush | Q |
| Before we headed for makurdi | N |
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| In makurdi we landed in Uncle's house in yagba | R |
| And it was challenging for a physically challenged child | N |
| And a village boy coming to the city at same time | S |
| Yet she believed I can make it | N |
| By making sure I attend classes daily | T |
| Although I didn't like school | U |
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| Few years after | V |
| I think in my dad finally appeared | N |
| And the truth is | W |
| I didn't like him | X |
| Because in our first encounter I felt he didn't like me too | N |
| Because as a last born | Y |
| I expected to be treated like one | J |
| Especially from a father I longed for his love | Z |
| But it was the opposite | N |
| With him giving me an uninterested look | A2 |
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| And even when he later passed on in same year | B2 |
| I felt like nothing happened | N |
| While the other family members were in grief | C2 |
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| Today I think I was wrong | D2 |
| In the way I placed him in my heart | N |
| For much happened that I didn't know | E2 |
| My sister told | N |
| Some how I forgive him | X |
| But you all know there isn't deep love for a stranger | V |
Tim Justin
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