Analysis of Change

Monday Blessing 2004 (Lagos)



Pull the trigger, pa pa pa
Look, two's down
From those we call our national papa
"Hail thou who sits on the thrown"
Voices from amongst whom thy fellow has been murdered...
Blood, tears and torture
Even the labour of our hero's past holds no stand
Lament,pain and frustration all in the name of serving our father's land
Land said to be green, now is red
Red not representing love,but blood
Even "bright future" is an individual struggle
Talk more of greener pastures from a red soil
"Where peace and unity reign"
This, our daily prayer point
God Abeg our recitation
Waking everyday, trying to untangle
And keeping our hustle
We deserve better than a red flag
Just a little change,is all we seek.


Scheme ABCDEFGGHIJKLMNJJOP
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 111 11111010010 1111101 1010111101110 11010 1001110101111 10010100111010101 11111111 1101011 1011011010010 11110101011 1101001 1101011 1110010 10101101010 0101010 101101011 10101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 701
Words 132
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 551
Words per stanza (avg) 124

About this poem

It's just about our daily struggles and sorrows How much pains and hurt we've gotten from a county we expected more And how we deserve a change...we are citizens we have rights!

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Written on August 25, 2022

Submitted by bmonday624 on August 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Monday Blessing

A young girl who lives in Nigeria, Lagos precisely. 18 years of age,June 15th 2004. A poet and dancer. more…

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