What if I am next?
Tammy-ann van Heerden 2003 (George)
What if I may be next?
I wonder what will happen
Would the world also stand up for me,
even if I am uneducated without a degree.
That's what I keep wondering everyday
if there is something I can on relay.
I wish the old days can come back,
so that everything can come on track.
Everyday there are people dying
and the government just keep on lying.
They make promises they can not keep
that is what's hurting me so deep.
Cause my mind is full of questions
Enough is enough are not enough anymore.
What if I am the next rape victim?
What if I am the next murdered victim?
What if I am the next abuse victim?
All I want is answers
All I ask is action
All I ask for is protection
Only if it's the least they can do.
But the only question I have
What if I am next?
About this poem
The poem is about how our government is failing us as a nation.How our government is failing our young women and youth.
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Written on November 04, 2021
Submitted by jansenjennifer151 on June 22, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCC DDEE FFGG XXHHH XBBX X A |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 769 |
Words | 177 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 1, 1 |
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