My heart that is my art.
But my heart, my heart, from where
And where do I start?
And how,
How should I begin?
This sad song
That I sing.
Should I speak of the eyes and what they hold?
Or the secrets lips dare not unfold?
Should I address the stories told?
Or the many left untold?
Should I of the wise men be?
Ask questions and leave in doubt?
Shake the fountain and let my secrets sprout?
Half the answer the question may be,
But not for me,
Not for me.
I see the glass half empty.
Of a hundred I see but fifty.
Of the rainbow I see but the black;
So why should I ask?
And why should I start and
Reveal the secrets of my heart?
My heart . . .
My heart that is my art.
About this poem
I wrote this poem in 2018 at a time when I was re-examining many things about my self and life. It is about hope, despair, and heart-break.
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Written on March 25, 2018
Submitted by A.T on September 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | X A X X X B B B B C D D C C C C C X X X A A A |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 678 |
Words | 181 |
Stanzas | 23 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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