Lies..in Guise
The haughty face of pride
veiled with dithering trust
when a slender pious hymen
betrayed the carnal lust
False dreams of toil
regaled leisurely in sloth
and gluttonous greed indeed
devoured the last of troth
With a damp shroud on virtues
and naïve wisdom of youth
I never felt more lonely
and so far away from truth
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Submitted by absolute on January 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 319 |
Words | 59 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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