Your Gentle Kiss



High School sweethearts they say,
Wedding bells ring, what a cliche.
My mind is plagued by your divinity,
I am in my own personal captivity.

Every hit feels like a kiss,
Every punch resembles pure bliss.
My own haven, oh, how I reminisce.

A plate was smashed,
The place was trashed.
But still I leave it far in the past.

Even when I feel you’re in the abyss,
I still recall that kiss.
You come back to remind me you’re here,
I secretly cheer.

I try and fight like a knight just might,
you look so pure and white,
a devil on my right,
Laughing in spite.

Leave me, I pray.
Just fly little bird just fly, fly away.
It’s a loosing game I play,
I deem it time to have it my way.

My only dose of heroin,
Oh, how I crave you…
Never go away, just stay.
God, I need a disciplinarian.

Stop it, stop it, stop it!
My only desire is to scream.
A new scar everyday.
As my blood seeps slowly, I say “yay”.

I now understand,
I have it all planned.
By Twelve noon I will take command.

Kick the chair and escape,
Sure, the rope is in shape.
Be brave, be strong, be sure.
I promise you’ll be grand.

I now hang,
My feet clang.
I sway my sorrows away,
I leave you in disarray.

Every bruise is visible,
You’re no longer formidable.
Enjoy your next wife,
Kiss her nice and rife.

About this poem

This poem is about an abusive relationship. The victim of the relationship (the wife) is helpless, she hates to love her husband. The only way she knows how to escape is death.

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Written on December 01, 2023

Submitted by tessjennings08 on December 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCC DDX CCXX EEEE AAAA FXAF XXAA GGG HHXG IIAA JJKK
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,282
Words 302
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4

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