Orpheus's Song
Sritama Roychoudhury 2004 (Kolkata)
I am nothing but
raw human yearning stitched,
into the vague shape of a person.
Threatening to burst at the seams,
with how much I want.
I crave so much yet deserve too little.
Bleeding lips hurt,
the iron tang reminds me -
I am alive.
Mortal with my mortal sins,
the pain of losing faith
soothed by your love.
Like the sting
of alcohol over bitten fingers.
About this poem
A song about love and of losing faith.
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Written on May 24, 2022
Submitted by idiceur on May 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 360 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 8 |
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