My Right Hand



This is the hand you used to hold when we dated for a while
This is the one you used to kiss and said doing so made you smile
This is the hand you carressed when you asked me to be your bride
And the one you tossed aside as you told me goodbye
Now cold and broken it lies across my chest
Take it as you always did hold it in your hand
Caress it like you used to when once you really cared
Death now lays upon me for you no longer care
The Grim Reaper became my bridegroom and magets form my ring

About this poem

This poem was written after I suffered a terrible betrayal by my first love.

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Written on March 24, 2007

Submitted by sharons.14357 on May 03, 2023

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDEFGH
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 495
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

Sharon Stubblefield

I started writing poetry in 1975 as a way to put my thoughts into words. My parents encouraged all of us to find our own unique path in expressing ourselves; mine was writing. All of my writings are from the heart, some may be dark, some may be light-hearted but all are truly me. more…

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