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Scene 3 in Scenes from a Sexless Marriage

Brandon Janse Van Vuuren 1991 (Krugersdorp)

Sonnet
Tale as old as time. True as it can be.
I look at him, can I see any gold?
we’re told, this something, fears are set at ease
Is there a something there my lust can hold?

Small to say the least. Both a little scared
He is so kind and easy, wealthy still
Inside deep somewhere, I wish that I cared
Is being a good friend his lonely skill?

True as it can be? Tale as old as time!
No, it’s not true, he is a father great!
If only my eyes were bound by this rhyme
I could see beauty there and not ill fate

Song as old as rhyme. Beauty and the beast
Both scared a little. “Too small” says the least.

About this poem

This poem is a third scene in scenes depicting the experiences of couples trapped in a sexless marriage

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Submitted by brandon_2 on March 01, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BCBC DEDE FF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 605
Words 134
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
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Brandon Janse Van Vuuren

Brandon Janse Van Vuuren is based in Cape Town and stumbled back into poetry in his final year completing his BA in Creative Writing. He is busy with his Master's in Creative Writing at UCT. He writes about the trappings and challenges of middle-class life, reflections on living in a failed state, and the position of poetry in society. more…

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