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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