When The Devil Prayed
Then the people screamed
Bats and parrots sang
even the crippled leaped
and smiling bells rang
We belled the cat
Light took to sea
How do you define darkness?
Whitish black, blackish white?
Then the people screamed
Listen to the pain
Predator preying on prey
Preys preying on preys
When the devil prayed
Where were demons laid?
About this poem
This is a poem about the post-colonial effect of colonialism on west African countries. The first paragraph highlights the celebration of independence from colonial rule The second paragraph indicates the coming to terms to their new reality as an independent entity The third paragraph demonstrates the ill of African leadership that closely replicates the same as the colonial rule.
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Written on January 10, 2021
Submitted by onuabuchiprecious9 on December 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | Abxb xxxx Axxx cc |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 331 |
| Words | 63 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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