Inferno



Laying beside you is my greatest fear
and my greatest dream,
for both you and I can hear
the rise and fall of my chest,
fighting to keep my breath
in tandem with yours, I could almost scream.

You hold me so close, the air between us
heats up, like a lovely inferno.
I’m pained, being kept from turning
over and over in your burning
grasp, but to be without it would pain me more so.

About this poem

This poem was written for an old flame.

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Written on 2018

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXXA XBCCB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 385
Words 81
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 5

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