Smelling Sinner

Chibuzo Sokwueaku 2021 (Nkpor, Anambra State)



Once,
I was proud of sinning
Now,
I'm afraid of dying
Had I known this death without dying
Or learnt the lessons with no failure
Then,
I will live with pride
And die happy: rest in peace

I stink of brokenness,
A rotten smell oozes off me
I detest people; oh, they detest me too
What baptism can purify me?
Or redeem my polluted self
Cause I can't behold anyone

I drip of disease,
Trying out things got me infested
Serving everyone ripped me off
The sinner!
Death rejects me too
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Written on November 20, 2021

Submitted by on December 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXBBCXXX ADEDXX XXXCE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 480
Words 100
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 6, 5

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