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.
Blood and water
The bitterness brims and bubbles away
As the heart that once felt love overspills
Leaving only burnt ashes left to stay
Betrayal hurts more, as vengeance distills
As the heart that once felt love overspills
Venomous asps bite down on softest flesh
Betrayal hurts more, as vengeance distills
The surface punctures are now simply etched
Venomous asps bite down on softest flesh
Deception manifests into such hate
The surface punctures are now simply etched
Veins filled with poison, it maybe too late
Deception manifests into such hate
No antidote, only suffering pride
Veins filled with poison, it maybe too late
Fighting the toxin that's built up inside
No antidote, only suffering pride
Water disperses as, bloods thickening
Fighting the toxin that's built up inside
So lay down and die, or wake up and win
Water disperses as, bloods thickening
Leaving only burnt ashes left to stay
Don’t lay down and die, just wake up and win
As bitterness brims and bubbles away
