POEM STARTER
Write a villanelle about something that has been abandoned.
The villanelle is a type of poem characterised by its repeating lines and ABA rhyme scheme which create a lyrical effect. There are a number of other rules for a full villanelle if you wish to incorporate them.
waste
left alone, i wait for what will never be
already bleary eyed, i had only what left knew
left alone, i wait for what will never be
flashes of light, only for me to see
i could never know what to be true
left alone, i wait for what will never be
i call out, echos failing to reach even me
i gave all of what there is to lose
**left alone, i wait for what will never be**
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**i sit here in an eternal lean**
**i’ve lost what there is to do —**
**left alone, i wait for what will never be**
**even despite my love of you**
