Siren's Eyes



Dressed in the lake, she shone like the sun,
-(in the battle for my heart, she'd already won.)
Bathing the dingy tavern in a radiance
-(through the smoke, I could smell her fragrance,)
That was nothing short of blinding.
-(a sweet smell that sent my synapses grinding.)
But like a moth lured to the light,
-(who won't even try to put up a fight,)
I couldn't resist the draw of her eyes.
-(pools of jade giving the greatest of highs,)
I knew she belonged to another,
-(a perpetual high sweeter than any other,)
A man I called a close friend,
-(the kind of high that you never want to end.)
But how could I help but desire
-(oh, how my heart burned with a fire,)
Something so captivatingly lovely?
-(the flames scorched the sky high above me,)
Can I really be blamed
-(my body, utterly aflame,)
For wanting what any man
-(so hot I could barely stand.)

Would have to be crazy not to?
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGFFHHXXXX X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 858
Words 175
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 22, 1

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I am a university student from Texas, and a bit of a closet-poet. Perhaps I should keep it in the closet, but I am interested in getting feedback on some of my poetry. Let me know what you think! I used to write a lot of poetry when I was a little kid, but eventually lost interest as I got older. I started writing poetry again as a form of art-therapy during a really hard time in my life. I like to try to experiment with different styles and strange metaphors. Understandably, this can make some of my poetry less accessible at times, but occasionally I feel like it pays off. more…

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