The Ex



How could I invite an evil ghoul in my heart?
Was I so naive that I couldn’t see the signs?
Lamentably, I didn’t read between the lines.
And now my life is torn apart.

Oh foul foe who sodomized my dreams,
Aberrant partner with whom I shared a bed.
Pathetic Incubus wrapped in obscene extremes,
Your leash is broken. I am free instead.

Yet while I feel a sense of salvation,
It is impossible to disregard your legacy.
Years of torment drained me and eviscerated my identity.
I feel emotionally castrated, void of redemption.

About this poem

This is about my ex and our wonderful relationship

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Written on July 13, 2021

Submitted by Tynka66 on July 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA CDCD EFFE
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 522
Words 94
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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