Merry Christmas



Again, again, another year is ending,
don’t you see my King, my friend?
Carolers sing boisterously once more,
and almost gone is time of yore.
My heart nearly crawls my throat,
for upon you it begs to dote,
but if I let it do as it pleases
it will be me that it teases.
To use the key and unlock the door,
to take the knife and cut out my core,
would be, for your sake, the only gift
that might stop you from going adrift.
As I start to fight Love’s ceaseless urges
a truth tears me open as it emerges:
sending my heart would be in vain
as made example by an ear profane.
Sear this heart of mine;
it is easier to bear than you being benign.
I err in wanting to bring you back
because it does remind me of what I lack.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Scheme ABCCDDEECCFFGEHHIIJJ
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 702
Words 147
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

Kassandra M. Konecny

Kassandra Konecny is a lover of listening to music, hiking in the mountains, and observing the way people act. She began writing vigorously when she was fourteen and will hopefully never stop. She has had her fair share of trials lately, and tries to encompass nearly every subject there is to study into her writing. Kassandra plans to study creative writing and psychology. She's 17 and currently lives in Utah with her family. Contact her at kassandrakonecny@hotmail.com more…

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