It's Not a Choice

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



For me, it's never been a choice.
I listened to my inner voice
And fell in love with you!

I could not help myself back then.
I only know it happened when
You came into my view.

Although I never have believed
That love by sight can be achieved,
My emptiness is gone

Because I feel, when you are near,
My loneliness will disappear
As love goes on and on.

About this poem

Falling in love.

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Written on September 01, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 11, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on September 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAB CCB DDX EEX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 355
Words 79
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3

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