The Great Mystery
To tell you the truth I don't have a clue;
Love is a mystery I thought that I knew.
The brightest detective couldn't figure it out;
To understand what love is truly about.
I thought it was happiness that started with a kiss;
But now it's love that I really do miss.
It has stumped all men since the beginning of time;
I thought that she loved me, I thought she was mine.
Now she is gone and so is the love;
What was given to me was taken back by the good
Lord above.
I've climbed the ladder and have fallen off for now;
But it is better to climb and fall off than never know how.
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Submitted on October 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 579 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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