
Water
D obonge
Wey dey quench thirst
Chemist dey call you H two O
True true
U no get enemy atal
I throway salute o
Na u biko
Water
P.S H TWO O is a broken English poem, written in a butterfly cinquain form.
Butterfly cinquains are made up of 9 lines with syllables as follows:
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
Line 6: 8 syllables
Line 7: 6 syllables
Line 8: 4 syllables
Line 9: 2 syllables
So butterfly cinquains are two combined cinquains where the structure of one is in reverse form.. To make it more interesting one can write a Craspey’s butterfly cinquain; the structure would be as follows:
Line 1: 1 Word: 2 syllables
Line 2: 2 Words: 4 syllables
Line 3: 3 Words: 6 syllables
Line 4: 4 Words: 8 syllables
Line 5: 1 Word: 2 syllables
Line 6: 4 Words: 8 syllables
Line 7: 3 Words: 6 syllables
Line 8: 2 Words: 4 syllables
Line 9: 1 Word: 2 syllables
Whatever the choice the syllable-count is key.