Battling Child
Benedictus Genty Bulu 1955 (Dinga)
Fifteen-year-old Child
Died while fighting for liberty
Under his war master’s rule
In a remote marshy bush
Of liberty he and war mates
Only knew gun shots and shell sounds
War cries and war songs
Blood splashes and brain smashes
Officers and war master
Taught them all about liberty
Liberty is as nice as truth
Was the best thing they ever heard
And they would know about truth
The day they free the country
From the ruling usurpers
The day they bring liberty to the people
So poor little Child died
Without ever knowing anything
About liberty he had fought for
And time washed off his memory.
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Submitted by benbulu on May 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXX BXXX XACX CABX XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 576 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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