I Can't Breathe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHCIJKDKDLL| his 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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