Beggars
Beggars
Pedestrian: Blind beggars, Young beggar,
Perching with the flies
Your hands in your bowl
Blind beggar, Strong beggar,
Let me heal your eyes
Windows to the soul
Then tread,
And work for your bread.
Beggar: No alms? Then don’t refer-
Leave me alone!
To be blind I prefer
Than to bother my bones.
About this poem
This poem sheds light on the mentality of the common beggar who when given the opportunity, is likely to remain in a state where things are handed over to him.
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Written on August 29, 2018
Submitted by josephabiolaw on January 02, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A B C A B C X A X A X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 321 |
| Words | 75 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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