Analysis of October First



 I wore innocence as a brocade
Wee moments of the morning it was
Weaved my world with tender petals
In come the rustling, then the whistling in my ears
Being friends, was our pact
Succumbed to your tours
A little touch, a knot less tickle
Took my innocence, with my eyes, unclosed
It's aftermath tore my phantoms
My phantoms which has always brew raw, cascading stars
Traded my gold with nut-tin
To cloth your greedy feats
You, yes, you, stripped me of my brocade
Your island, it shrinks my wits
My fantasy, my dream, my hopes
All fizzled out
Today is my day
And I am taking no pay
I am free, freed from your feeds
Today is my day
And I am crushing your greed
Because?
My gold is reaching it's peak
#independenceday
#proudofmycountry


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 734
Words 136
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 579
Words per stanza (avg) 135

About this poem

The content of the poem catalogued the plight of a country called 'Nigeria' in the hands of world powers i.e countries that are superior .The poem evokes the aftermath of Nigeria and it's urge to break free

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Written on October 07, 2022

Submitted by funshomary234 on October 07, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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