Narcissus and Delilah
My dear Narcissus,
How you admire your reflection so
Like day Like Night
You let your mask go
I hear you out,
"Oh Delilah you have done me wrong"
No my sweets, my love
The curtain of illusion is strong
The flaws, the falsehoods
The focus of your thoughts
No empathy, no insight
Concerned for others naught
I love you my dear
I'm not out to destroy
Though your thoughts are clouded
I'm not a decoy
You can only love yourself
Not so me
Memorized by a reflection
So I say goodbye to thee
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCXC XXBX XDXD XEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 465 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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