Divorce



When cupid has fled the marriage is dead.

The signals are read; it's all done and said.

There's chill in the bed and passion un-fed.

Where feet fear to tread, no peace to embed.

All feelings mislead, with anger seen red.

For faith, not a shred; distrust runs the thread.

No vision ahead, but aimless instead.

What's left is but dread, a burden to shed.

All hope is now bled; the weight is like lead.

Divorce widespread; statistics have said.

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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme A A A A A A A A A A
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 432
Words 80
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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