LOVED BEAST



They rode my back when my brain was blank;
My sweat and gold down dark pockets sank;
'A fool' they named my ignorant being,
And treated me like a mere, work thing.

In quarries owned by whom I got owned
The lore of lords on my two eyes dawned;
In slums of shame, chains and vulgar names,
I learned wisdoms and built my domains.

I long have known Earth is no jungle -
The huge ones here just 'kiss and fondle';
My strength has grown – I shall show some love!
I'll feed and fight – that's my 'right' resolve!

Like unschooled beasts, let us bite ourselves
And write good books to design our shelves!
We're civilised because we know maths;
We rule in sciénce and martial arts!

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A thought on our ‘civilisation'

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Submitted by bardsdale000 on October 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABB XXCX DDXX EECX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 661
Words 128
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Mikel Bardsdale

Born in Nigeria, grew up reading books from England like Oliver Twist and learnt poetry during the teenage days. Believes we must write to leave our society better than we found it. more…

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