Heart
I went to New Orleans,
with you,
in my mind.
I had never felt such desire,
as when my eyes,
desperately draped themselves all over you,
and I knew,
you had my heart.
I drank your hair,
my blood,
and the light of the moon,
as the voices of the universe,
shook the ground,
until it pushed us together,
and I knew,
you had my heart.
You couldn’t resist dark, desperate passion,
that had been given wings,
and teeth, by a woman who warned me away.
My love circled your head,
and pecked until I could sit inside,
and I knew,
I had your heart.
When I was through,
crawling from your brain,
to do the walk of shame,
you clung to me,
and offered me a reason to stay.
Your lungs,
leaked through a hole,
in your chest,
but I couldn’t say yes,
though I knew,
I had your heart.
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Submitted on March 14, 2018
Modified on March 28, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xaxbxaAC xxxxxbAC xxdxxAC axxxdxxxxaC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 151 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 7, 11 |
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