A man's song of betrayal



A man's song of betrayal

Sweet spark of wonder
Beauty like molten heart
Face made of tears
Smile of 32 rays
A joy to behold

O how I covet thee
To make you my treasure
Adorn you my crown
Dreams and aspirations
Great fulfilment of man

I offee you my heart
The best parts of me
Everything I cherish
A slight chance to wretch
You accept to be mine

Grapevine and hearsay
Rumours and tales
Doings and showings
Contradictions of perception
A heartcup overturned

O great betrayal
O angry dirty heart
Gold turned to rust
Hell Hath no fury
A man's cursed to cry

Why this anger?
Why this pain?
Easy access...
Dothn't reduce value
I am imperfect.

About this poem

This poem is about infidelity and how the man is imperfect because he is hurt when someone he loved cheated or doesn't hold herself in the same esteem level he does.

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Written on October 30, 2022

Submitted by adedojafemiz on October 30, 2022

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BCXXX DBXXX CDEEX XXXXX ACXDX BXXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 644
Words 131
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

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