Speak Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CD EE FG HI II JJ KJ HL JHH HHH| Bound by inquisitive words | A |
| Words that seek freedom to be spilled to the world | B |
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| I'm Intimidated by ears | C |
| Ears that decline to hear | D |
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| I want to be heard | E |
| even though it takes me to bird | E |
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| I'm cowed to SPEAK NO FURTHER | F |
| For my sayings prompt guilt in the heart of others | G |
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| My words spreads like a wildfire in the forest | H |
| Yet only few ears amongst my peers hear them | I |
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| Only few minds meditate on them | I |
| Only few hearts ponder on them | I |
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| My lips may tear | J |
| But it pays to bear | J |
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| I may have to gulp tons of criticism | K |
| It still pays to bear | J |
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| I may be caged and cained | H |
| I'll still press on for the gain in the long run | L |
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| It pays to bear | J |
| For one day I'd be bared | H |
| One day I'd be heard | H |
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| I'll not be coerced to be mute | H |
| Cos it's my dream to stand on a butte | H |
| And speak for all to brood | H |
Tobi Olanipekun
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