Whispers Of The Marginalized
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Listen.
Listen carefully and you'll hear
A young girl's voice,
Suppressed,
Silenced
By the chains of poverty,
Her dreams left abandoned
On the cold concrete,
Her potential fading
Like graffiti
On forgotten walls.
In the corners
Of this world,
Oppression festers
Like a wound
That refuses to heal,
The marginalized voices,
Whispering the truth,
Brushed away
Like dust
Underneath
Privileged feet.
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Written on June 30, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAXXBXCXBX XXAXXXXXXXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 402 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 11 |
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