Our Power



the forbidden touch of yours
the power we hold
the dignity you surrender to me
you bowed to me

how did i able to give it to such a man?

you’d run for me
you’d surrender for me
where has your power gone?

About this poem

this poem is about how a family dominant man fell in love with a woman as same as his. his whole life he's been the apex of his family, but who would've thought that love could make him as vulnerable as a baby lamb?

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Written on July 01, 2022

Submitted by MaryM on August 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAA X AAX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 208
Words 46
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 1, 3

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my personality is INTP, from there i hope you could picture my personality your own, thank you. more…

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