Giggles and Laughter



Giggles and laughter
All a façade
Covering the pain
of loving him
Yet
not having him
The pain of dashed hope
for the man you love
is already taken

About this poem

I wrote this poem because of a lady who loved me and felt we could be lovers but on discovering I was married she felt terribly disappointed

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Written on August 04, 2019

Submitted by desenmbachaga on September 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEDFGH
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 148
Words 30
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

Jonathan Mbachaga

Jonathan Mbachaga is a Nigerian born playwright and poet. i grew up in an urban centre surrounded by loving parents. I have 3 children and my hubbies include writing, reading and listening to music more…

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