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AM I GUILTY?

AFEARE DEBORAH 2001 (Lagos)

Free verse
The salty pattering of pain cascaded,
as judging eyes shot arrows of blame to
hit her torso. A lethal yoke hung over
her heavy heart dressed in white innocence.
Her only crime indexed most heinous,
are bare-backs fused with low necklines, weapons
to beguile the heroic rapist. One, whom
holy heart and beautiful nature was
put to test by her naked desires.
“Her back arched”, “Her hands held on so tight”,
were words chanted. Who can indict such man?

Yet, my flowing skirt of chastity lured
him in. Not once, but always on new moons
with the kisses of cold steel to my throat.
Yet, my decent blouse was shredded into
silent sobs of knotted threads tossed to the
side in the luminous darkness of the
chilly night. but I knew, my back was not
bare, not were eyes of cleavage seen. Who
then can indict such a man, as he tore
the veil of my virtue. Or Perhaps, Am I guilty?

About this poem

This poem is a free verse, and was inspired by true events. It is to shed more light on the issues and consequences of our actions as a society on rape cases, especially in my country Nigeria.

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Written on October 03, 2022

Submitted by Adesuwa2001 on October 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXXXXXXXX XXXABBXAXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 878
Words 170
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 10
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AFEARE DEBORAH

Here is a peek into the life of Afeare Deborah Oluwafunmilayo, she hails from the Owan-East local government of Edo state, Nigeria. She was born on the 6th of January, 2001 and is a student of the University of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. Apart from being a student, she is a writer, a dark poet, and a clothing brand owner, who, though, took a break from fashion due to some circumstances. Poetry they say is the mirror into a poet's soul, and we could not agree less because, over time, it has been a coping mechanism for the various traumas she has been through. It is also a hobby which has helped shaped her into becoming who she is today. Ranging from the improvement in her vocabulary, creativity, and meticulousness, she definitely owes her gratitude to this genre of literature which has brought out the good in her. more…

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