Fragile things easily break.
What different would you think?
Some suppose they have it beat
With steady eyes that do not blink.
For we lend our heart in
Hopes that it shall be received,
And the sincerity of
It all is by the next believed.
And when such weakness is
Exposed we set aside our fears,
A regrettable action that sadly
Turns the lover's longing to trickling tears.
No I know what to expect,
I know it is mine to handle.
I know that what I thought was flame
Was merely flickering candle.
And now I know why those whose
Hearts have been made a stony compromise
Are those who have left the foolish,
Those considered wise.
The shift between the general philosophizing and the introversion is a little weak, and the rhyming isn't as great or powerful as in your other poems, but it'll make due.
ReplyDeleteNice theme though.
the rhyme was purposefully done so.
ReplyDeleteI liked it. It is not your best piece; it seemed gentle by the standards of what you usually write. I enjoyed it nonetheless.
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