Born to fight
Solomon Sakyi 2001 (Tema)
I'm a soldier, long before birth, I've been
Swam with thousands of my kind
First ever victory to be seen
A tough race of an egg to find
I'm a soldier, mama told me I'm
I battled myself and won
And till my life is over, I know I'm
For my night knows no rest till dawn
I'm a soldier, I was born in a world of war
Where every man fought for his life
Fought for what to eat, no sweet, only bitter and sour
No sweet honey to be splashed with a knife
I'm a soldier and I shall not retreat
For the world keeps fighting
And till my last flesh serves the scavenger with meat
I shall keep fighting
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Submitted by Solomon_Stix on February 11, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BXBX XCXC DEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 583 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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