Survival



In a world of inequality, every act is a
mystery, hard work becomes a mockery,
Opportunities grape by the unskilled.
Innovative minds stock in limbo, growth
becomes an illusion, reward mocks result
Passion subdued with availability.

The street masters in charge of outdoor
have buglers breath on the weak' sweat.
The cunny like serpent gets away with fraud, gamblers circle  have gain popularity, carcass Lay in streets and the ground weep with their blood in exchange for wealth.

About this poem

The poem is about life in a corrupt society, where the resources are limited to particular people and crime wave have taken over hard work in order to survive . It has halted creativity and there's no growth as everyone looks for a means to survive.

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Written on October 10, 2022

Submitted by charitybirla9 on October 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXXA XXX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 481
Words 83
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 3

Birla Charity Youngyeh

I'm Birla Charity born on the 11 of September 1996 in Kumbo sub-division in Bui Division in the North west region of Cameroon, I'm the third child of three children to my parents. I have a degree in Literature and I'm specialised in writing literary works. more…

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