is this what love feels like?

Juls Sutton 1995 (Sudbury, ON)



the gentle touch of his fingers tracing her
down her neck, letting his hand take the lead
his soft lips meet her skin
pressing ever so lightly     
making her body shiver
his heart starts to race
knowing that with her every quiver
she is now his

— is this what love feels like v.1
....                     

her body twitches as his fingers run along her body
starting from her neck
he would hear her piercing cries
if he would let her breathe long enough to say no
as she reaches for anything to cling onto
to quiet the panic manifesting inside of her
she quivers as his lips move down her ribs
knowing that with the more he takes
she will be forever haunted

— is this what love feels like v. 2

About this poem

everyone has their perceptions and depictions of events; sadly, the one version is quieted by shaming, disbelief, and cruelty

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Submitted by Jsutton on June 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXBAXAX B BXXXXAXXX B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 719
Words 154
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 2, 9, 1

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