A prostitute's confession
Elvis B 2002 (Mbabane)
To God, who best knowest all hearts
Boldest, sun braved and wild desired
Can such souls know change?
To Mother, whose eyes sparkled with joy as a youth
But now shameful with distaste and regret
Could you even take twice a look at I?
To a genuinely loving man, whom I cold hearted in a rapture of rage
Despite the check, in a tick of a lifetime's moment, love entailed
Will cheeks ever burn, arms open, eyes shut and lips meet, again?
To Father, who fathered me not but astray
And his mistress was a straight path of gold for him
Would you even know the need of a world of man you left for me?
About this poem
This is a prostitute's diary, she confesses about a side of her profession that no one knew and she's doing that by revealing some of the people that attributed to her choices.
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Written on July 02, 2022
Submitted by gojebusa on July 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 596 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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