Sick



I bear a news so grave,
Continue forth if you feel so brave,
I hold a disease so rare,
Worried sick be the ones that care.

The disease spread so slowly,
Held by mortals and the holy,
The things that it makes me do,
And the person it made me into.

My heart ever beat so wild,
Makes a person be a child,
My dreams grew so more,
So did the butterflies in my core.

It always speaks to me,
Until I happen to cease to be,
It holds my thought by a chain,
And the laughs in the pain.

Be it as it may,
Laughs are good anyway,
Be them here everytime,
Until the words stop to rhyme.

They said love makes one go insane,
Say it makes one cry in vain,
They tell me it's not going to last forever,
And yet I stand here looking at her.

About this poem

The poem depicts love as a rare, transformative force that overwhelms the speaker with intense emotions and a childlike wonder. Despite its challenges and the pain it may cause, love brings joy and laughter. The speaker remains devoted, even knowing that love’s intensity may not last forever.

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Written on April 24, 2024

Submitted by kazbrekker on August 14, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF CCGG HHII GGJJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 734
Words 178
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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3 Comments
  • alanswansea18
    Well done.
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • nelzealoursmotoe1
    Looking at the title, I was trying to figure out what the poem was all about not until I came across this twist "
    They said love makes one go insane,
    Say it makes one cry in vain,
    They tell me it's not going to last forever,
    And yet I stand here looking at her."
    This is lovely!
     
    LikeReply3 months ago
    • kazbrekker
      Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
      LikeReply3 months ago
  • Shocam
    You poem masterfully captures the tumultuous and transformative nature of true love
    LikeReply4 months ago
    • kazbrekker
      Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
      LikeReply3 months ago

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