LIES

TDaniels 1989 (Oron)



I'll burn the devil and her hell
to get to you
to free you
to free me

When storms rage
and the boat is sinking
I'll wake a sleeping Jesus for you
I'll dare my unbelief

No, I won't catch a grenade for you
We'll make them
For ours will be fireworks
An envy, noise, monument

But

I'll search for these dreams in your eyes
And be satisfied with the nightmares I'll find
These aren't the best days of our lives
We'll walk...leaving our hearts behind

I imagine you in his arms
I pretend he is Buddha
He had to be
Perfect

True love dies
Ask Jesus.

About this poem

The tale of a lover gone missing. One who's desires are in another's hands to fondle.

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Written on September 02, 2020

Submitted by etzsudueh on September 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAB XXAX AXXX CDXD XXBX CX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 547
Words 116
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

TDaniels

TDaniels lives in Port Harcourt. He writes self-conscious poetry bordering on love, pain, death and the complexities that strangle the world into a not so fun bulb. Tdaniels' work appear sparingly on his self titled Facebook page, and read on a few stages in the city of Port Harcourt. TDaniels is working on his first collection of poetry. more…

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