Juju
Have you ever woken
From a bad dream
Only to find wild beasts
In your bedroom?
You rub your eyes
And go blind.
Ever heard strange voices
Call out your pet name
In soft whispers?
You answer,
In broad daylight,
And lose your mind.
Have you ever eaten
A poisoned dish
Served by your own family?
No diagnosis
Yet you're bedridden
And in pangs.
Ever helped feared wretches
In your neighbourhood
Only to run bankrupt
After a fortnight?
Now you're worse off than them
And a laughing stock.
Superstitions?
Wickedness in high places.
Be free
In Jesus' name.
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Submitted by kingkoboko on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBXXCDEXXFC AXGXAXBCXFXX XDGE |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 521 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 12, 4 |
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