Sad reality
Okafor Emmanuel James 2004 (Nigeria)
Sad reality
Thou should never be happy
For tomorrow, thou knoweth not
Thou should never be delighted
For I'll never rot.
Impatient ones do yield to u
Lacking the innate patient
And great men you do live in bemoan
Forgetting you are only transient
Sad reality
I'll never yield to you
Palpable are the clouding seas
Clearing ways for me
Subtly are the sighing trees
Urging me to stand
Wise men you do live downtrodden
Disregarding it's all vanity
Portraying yourself worthier
Even to a learned man of sanity
Sad reality
Thou art not slave to anyone
Thou harshness do send men to grave
I don't but wonder what posterity
Will view of men who but crave
For nothing, but their state of mind
To you, I pay no homage to
Though some men through thee do go
Thou dost question my patience
But, to u, I promise, I'll thou overthrow
Sad reality
Thou wicked repercussions, you are yet to face
Trying to put me in desolation all u intend
Self defeating your actions are
I do wish I will, but your death bed attend
Sad reality shall fade, thou shall obscure
About this poem
Its a poem depicting the subjections of individual in their daily lives and the unpleasant happenings they do experience
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Written on August 25, 2022
Submitted by emmanueljames1958 on August 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | Aabxb cdxd Aceaex faxa Afgagx chxh Axixi x |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,048 |
Words | 200 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 6, 4, 6, 4, 5, 1 |
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