Analysis of Who Am I?

Sophia Onyeugbo 1982 (Clarksville, Arkansas)



Who am I?
I'm the Man that breathing Men seek to fight
I'm the Man that is hunted because I wasn't born White
I am not allowed to show anger or express how I feel
I'm told daily that me being discriminated against isn't real
I'm told that I'm lazy, that I'm a cheater and all I'm good for is making babies
It's been said I don't like to work and I have no problem disrespecting a Woman and her worth None of this is true, I will explain my side of this story
I work hard every day at a job where my White counterparts are more highly paid
I hardly get a good night's sleep and the Woman I love holds me in her arms as I weep
I'm not angry, I'm just drained because I'm tired of feeling shamed
Who am I?
I'm a Black Man in America trying to live a decent life
I'm a Black Man living in a society where the only thing constant, is trying to survive.


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Poetic Form
Metre 111 1011101111 10111100111011 111011110101111 11101110010001101 111110110100111111010 11111111011110010010001111111101111110 11110011011111011101 1101011100101111001111 1110111011101101 111 10110010010110101 1011100001001010110110101
Characters 855
Words 183
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 50
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 650
Words per stanza (avg) 174

About this poem

Racism and social issues

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Written on September 20, 2022

Submitted by aihposo21 on September 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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