Loyalties Lie
Where do your loyalties lie,
And do they lie with honest eyes?
He's built a life with one hand clean,
And the other pulling at sand underneath,
Eyes wide with surprise
When it all comes crashing down,
Or maybe a simple shrug and a boyish grin.
He must think foundations come and go,
But his world becomes a little more cynical
With each round of destruction.
She will bid him farewell, if she knows what's best -
Out of the damage path and on with the rest,
A little wiser and more jaded than before.
Oh well, she may sigh, as she releases the last
Of her cries...
I thought he was "the one",
But all his little deceptions added windows
To this house built on sand,
And a foundation of thrown stones.
About this poem
A friend cheated on a friend. They were engaged at the time her partner strayed, not for the first time. I wrote this poem in her honor, before I knew whether or not she would leave him. I still don't know what she did.
Written on June 05, 2018
Submitted by KrissLuckett on September 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXAXXXXB CCXXABXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 692 |
Words | 134 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 9 |
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