Unwanted Valentines



Your heart is broken, so is mine;
we’re two unwanted valentines.
Let’s see how our lives combine,
and what our fractured hearts design.

I’m a piece of the puzzle that won’t fit in,
I’m an out-of-tune song no one will sing,
a corroded old bell no one will ring,
a crow abandoned with a broken wing.
 
And I can see you wandering too,
I’m solitary... just like you.
Let’s see what two old souls can do;
Tooth and nail, we’ll make it through.

A tiny shard for every ache,
let’s craft a radiant new mosaic.
We’ll pick the bricks from each heartbreak,
and build a home no one can shake.

Come hide under my broken wing,
I'll soothe your heart from every sting.
Our tears will make the graveyard sing,
and turn our winter into spring.

And while the stars may not align,
let’s see how our souls entwine.
I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine;
like two unwanted valentines.

Let’s see how our lives combine,
and what our shattered hearts design.
I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine;
We’re two unwanted valentines.
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Written on January 10, 2024

Submitted by JD.Mags on January 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBAa xccc dddd exee cccc aaAb AaAB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,036
Words 216
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

J.D. Mags

I spent seven years as a photojournalist. I spend much of my time writing poems, listening to music and thinking about life. I have traveled to numerous countries around the world and realized that people everywhere are the same. more…

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  • JokerGem
    Clever & original...this had to have required a creative mind.
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