Our Fathers Are Crying Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE AFGH IJKI LMEN ODPQRI STUVWW LAHWWWWWW| If we fail to see clearly | A |
| Of the wolve's plans and ways to keep Us confined | B |
| And the weapons they give | C |
| So that we may be the Death knocking | D |
| The doors of our Brothers | E |
| - | |
| If we fail to see clearly | A |
| Of their plights and of their ways | F |
| Then I ask what hope lies in the heart of a hunter | G |
| Who knows not his way back home | H |
| - | |
| I sit awaiting replies | I |
| I long to see the opening of your big mouths | J |
| As they breathe life into words | K |
| Oh I mean lies | I |
| - | |
| If we fail to see the light | L |
| Gleaming in from yesterday's chaos | M |
| Through the voices of our Fathers | E |
| And their paths on Earth | N |
| - | |
| If we fail to see the light and the sadness on the faces | O |
| Of our Fathers last night they came visiting | D |
| What days do we await | P |
| If not those of grief and remorse | Q |
| As the forgotten dark days wage war upon Us | R |
| For turning deaf ears to their yelling and cries | I |
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| I hear Them | S |
| I hear their echoes | T |
| Searching for Names to call | U |
| but of what use is their search | V |
| When Irokos now bare the names of Apples | W |
| Because they see no pride in their mightiness | W |
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| If we fail to see the light | L |
| If we fail to see clearly | A |
| If we fail to trace our paths back Home | H |
| What days shall come onto us | W |
| But those of grief and remorse | W |
| As the forgotten dark days of our Fathers | W |
| Wage war upon us | W |
| For building our nest on Foreign Lands | W |
| While our Homes bleed from loneliness | W |
Yahya A Gimba
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