My Upside Down Town Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHB DIJ KLK| As I walk down the road I stumble and fall because of the enormous potholes One may even see the hidden minerals underneath this road | A |
| Wait didn't our beloved Member of Parliament offer to make a donation to the UNRA to give us the best roads in the country | B |
| Anyway maybe he forgot and remembered to build his state of the art apartment in Munyonyo | C |
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| As I get up on my feet I see a queue on the water tap that is longer than the python I saw in Snakes in the City on the National Geographic channel | D |
| Wait didn't they send an agent from the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation to give us water tanks and pipes and also dig underneath the Earth's surface to extract that water | E |
| Anyway maybe he forgot and remembered to shoot a Rwenzori water commercial this morning | F |
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| As I struggle to dodge the long queue I see the St Peter's Catholic Church that is in ruins and can almost be mistaken for the walls of Jericho The roof is nolonger visible and one might think it was replaced by a thin sheet of paper that has turned reddish brown due to the weather changes in this town The church has only one seat covered in suede fabric that is only meant for the Main Celebrant of mass The windows and doors are so tiny that breathing usually takes place outside | G |
| Wait didn't Reverend Moses preach that he will use our tithe to make this church the Vatican of Africa | H |
| Anyway maybe he forgot and remembered to take a vacation with his family to Jerusalem to baptize their newly born baby | B |
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| As I rest by the roadside I see little children clad in untidy and torn outfits making a marathon to every car that passes by asking kindly for money and complaining about something known as enjala | D |
| Wait Didn't the mayor promise to build a shelter for these children and offer them enough food and education | I |
| Anyway maybe he forgot and remembered to lure many of these children's mothers to go and work as maids in Saudi Arabia with a promising salary of one million dollars per month | J |
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| As I stand up to go back to my home and eat I recall that I nolonger have one because it was demolished by unknown people of this town | K |
| Wait Was it because I praised the administration of my rotting town that makes me sick to my stomach | L |
| Anyway maybe I forgot and remembered to mind my own business by writing this down | K |
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Trudy Asiima
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 09/05/2020
Poet's note: This poem is mainly based on a young concerned citizen who satirizes the incompetence in his home town. He takes the reader on a journey through his town and points out the poor infrastructure, embezzlement of funds and incompetence of leaders in the town. This poem arouses feelings of anger, disappointment. This poem is meant to satirize the injustices in our societies.
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