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The Charm

Jake 1998 (Stockport)

Free verse
My first love was,
awful,
I only desired her body,
Her external shape and mortal narcissism.

My second love was,
worse,
I only desired after her mind,
Her internal thoughts and social perceptions.

My third love was,
Intoxicating,
I only desired after her soul,
Her cosmological energy and divine touch.

Yet,
This last love I wish I never had,
For to have someone’s soul,
You are either a god or a devil,
And she helped sharpened,
My horns.

About this poem

I’ve been reading a lot of philosophical works on love as of late, and as a result I’ve looked back into my own past relationships with a more scrutinising outlook. This is my conclusion.

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Written on November 14, 2022

Submitted by jakelawler98 on November 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXX AXXX AXCX XXCBXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 450
Words 98
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 6
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