I Can't Breathe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHCIJKDKDLLhis knee down on my neck | A |
is it because I m black | B |
I felt the weight of oppression | C |
suffocating me | D |
I cried and cried | E |
the same way my ancestors did | F |
I can t breathe I can t breathe I can t breathe | G |
over and over | H |
why can t these people listen | C |
good grief | I |
I am going home | J |
gasping once more | K |
thinking of my family | D |
and so much more | K |
does the world care for me | D |
I don t think so | L |
nowhere to go | L |
Waylin Van Wyk
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 07/29/2020
Poet's note: In Memory of George Floyd and the oppression of black people
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