Like A Bird Caught In A Snare



she whispered in his ear
 Torn
 hands, eyes & heart
 at first he plunged into her like an ox

 caught up in the charm of the moment
 in a blink of an eye it was over
 under the covers
 she treasured a red rose that was plucked a time before

 the twilight sun has tainted her inner vision
 felt a funeral in the brain let me explain
 two lovers embarked on a cosmic scene
 living in a land that is so very mean

 a moment of pleasure now with a lifetime of regret
 for I'm so very sorry that we had met
 as a cold clap in the dark
 she lit the spark to what I needed to know

 faint hearted creatures in a double feature
 the logical choice would have been to abstain
 something's not quite right in the brain
 just not having her in my arms now is driving me insane
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Submitted by hitalot on June 22, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXX XBCC DDXX ABBB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 757
Words 155
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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