One Less "One To Love"



There's one less "one to see"
since your eyes are closed.
There's one less "one to see me" now that you're reposed.
There's one less "one to reach"
since your arms are blocked.
There's one less "one to reach me" now that you're undocked.
There's one less "one to love"
since your breaths are drawn.
There's one less "one to love me" now that you're bygone.
There's one less "one to school"
since your goals are reap.
There's one less "one to school me" now that you're asleep.
There's one less "one to kiss"
since your lips are sealed.
There's one less "one to kiss me" now that you're unreeled.
There's one less "one to know"
since your days are spent.
There's one less "one to know me" now that you're absent.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABBCDBEFFGHHIJBKLM
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 694
Words 132
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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