A life of Love

erosthepoet 1997 (Cape Town)



Here lies Eros, born to love
born to give what he himself has none thereof
for a loving heart knows only drought
a soul only known, but known nothing about

Here lies Eros, doomed to fail
his own success but a fairy tale
where once was love, now lies distrust
learnt through loss he hides his heart behind his lust

Here lies Eros, a life of pain
Bound by his heart to try again.
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Written on December 23, 2021

Submitted by roshiegw on October 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 380
Words 76
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 2

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