Analysis of A nation on her wheelchair



My  country is dieing ,
Lying down on a sick bed.
My country is dieicountryng ,
At the wicked hand of despotic head .

We're only left with legacy of weapon,
What a nation corruption?
Like yearly erosion,
Tearing out the nutrient of nation purity
Not even chastity, but impunity.

Take a look at North,
You will see a pang of draught
Caused by a ceaseless fire of Borno gun,
What of Jos? her children are borrowing fun.

Should we talk about South,
They're all casualties of of marginalized nation,
Bitten by sting of Herdsmen,
They have their tears from eyes to mouth.

What the Herders?
On apron of Leaders,
We voted during election
That's causing nation infection.

Now! the nation's future left unpredict
Hence, the leaders are borrowing on credit
Just to settle the professional bandict
They're indeed the puppet.


Scheme ABAB CCCDD XXCC ECXE FFCC BGBG
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 1011011 11011 1010110101 11011100110 1010010 110010 1010100110100 11010010100 10111 1110111 1101010111 11101011001 111011 1110001110010 1011110 11111111 1010 110110 11010010 11010010 10101011 10101100110 1110001001 101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 820
Words 162
Sentences 11
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

This poem is a protest poem protesting against the ill and corruption that involves in Nigeria politics in 2022, precisely the leaders. Every phase of the country was on choas as a result of banditary attack,terrorist mehem, and Fulani's herdsmen atrocities on the life of the farmers.People in the helm of affairs shows lessafair attitude on the life of the commoners and victims just because of the influence they (Govt.) have with the culprits.

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Written on August 19, 2022

Submitted by CharlesOkeh6 on August 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Okeh, Charles Lazarus

Okeh, Charles Lazarus is a native of Ezza north L.G.A of Ebonyi state,Nigeria.He had his primary education at C.P.S Ugbonna Onu-Orie-Achi in Umuezeokoha, he also had his secondary education at U.F.S.S Oshiegbe.He studied English education at FCEE,EHA-AMUFU, the affiliate to University of Nigeria,Nsukka. He's a poet by calling, most of his works are poem because of his keen interest in poetry. He's an English and literature teacher... more…

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