The Ghost Whimpers



Now watching her funeral
She weeps not her death
Awful awkward hypocrisy
Heads down to mourn
Feast and feast so fast
While her body lie in state

But she died of hunger
Maggot crawled her wounds
Friends fled to be friends
Day after day she groaned
Her pains no one to care
Helpless, she slumped and died

But who might know her grief
While pouring out orations
For such much to munch
Maybe, she might not die
So invisible she whimpers
At the feasting of the dead
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Written on June 24, 2007

Submitted by Benny11 on March 25, 2024

Modified by Benny11 on May 07, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAXXX XXXXXX XXXXAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 463
Words 90
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

Benson Chukwueke

Owerri, Nigeria since 1971. This is how I process and express my innermost cogitations; sitting back with pen and paper, painting words and polishing them until they become flowered verses. I guess for these actions, I could be called a poet or what do think? more…

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