COMPETITION PROMPT
Write a poem in ‘revorto’ form.
A reverto poem uses couplets that alternate between one highly poetic and one very unpoetic line. The form is meant to jar the reader from a sense of poetic beauty to something other.
Desperation
I gaze upon your face once more, my dear.
I look, I pray, and still I have no fear.
I miss you.
Please, talk to me again!
Please hold my hand in yours and crave me too.
Caress my cheek like how you always do.
Don’t leave me alone.
I can’t live this life alone!
Come stay with me, live life right by my side;
With love for you, a light that could not die.
I need you.
Is there anything I could do to make you stay?
You’re hurt, I see, yet cannot walk away…
But though it hurts, I’ll leave with hope you’ll stay.
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