Forgiveness
Your eyes call to me,
like a Siren to the Sailors soul beckoning me to
certain death
Resisting, existing, warring with tears
heat in my neck, chest rising, falling, burning.
The blue of a a hundred oceans and a thousand
skies swelling with storm
I am haunted by them
I release, I relent, I receive what I deserve
Hunger, hurt, need, confusion, my burden to carry
I must hold accountable for my actions
Despair and betrayal are my reward
How I long for the forgiveness in your eyes
seeing love for me once more
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Submitted on May 15, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 496 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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