The Desire
Humans occasionally claim to love themselves
We say it to mask our sadness of not being wanted.
The Sensation of being desired
The Desire to be loved
A tiny white lie
Fear of Fire
Afraid to give in
Pretend to be great
Life akin to a candle whom burn itself to provide light to others while you remain in the dark
Broken & Torn apart
Wandering about around trying to disguise your loneliness.
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Forgetting to remember that life is too short.
Open Heart & Open Eyes
Be wary, scared of loneliness
opening your heart
to the wolf in sheep’s clothing
Only a person who risk is free
Is there Joy beyond your name?
About this poem
the poem is about the desire of being loved and afraid to give in.
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Written on June 12, 2023
Submitted by Nadjina on June 12, 2023
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| Scheme | XX XX XXXX X AB X X BAX X X |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 627 |
| Words | 134 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1 |
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