My Son
Rage, Anger, Sadness, Pain,
That was my son who you threw away,
Down in the river at the end of the day,
That was my son who I had to lay,
Beneath the ground and carted away,
Rage, Anger, Sadness, Pain,
That was my son deserved no pain,
You deserve no praise,
You should be set aflame,
You will remember the name,
Rage, Anger, Sadness, Pain,
That was my son who you ruined without care,
Now I’m the one who sits in despair,
That was my son who is now dead and gone,
That was my son who is now long gone.
About this poem
This poem is inspired by the murder of Emmet Till; a 14 year old African American boy from Chicago who went to Mississippi to visit family. He allegedly whistled at a white woman. Her husband and his brother went and brutally murdered him.
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Written on April 24, 2024
Submitted by maryem1322 on April 24, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abbbb Aaxcc Addee |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 510 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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