Forbidden Fruit Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF BG HIBJBJ HKLHMN OHOHPQ| My lover is purple | A |
| And I am just clay | B |
| I pray my lover rubs off on me | C |
| But who I am will never change | D |
| We stay in shadows when we kiss | E |
| Under the cover of covers is burning heat | F |
| - | |
| Still purple I am still clay | B |
| In finer clothing but I m still the same | G |
| - | |
| I pray my lover loves me forever | H |
| But this affinity is so much dismayed | I |
| I try to put it away | B |
| But lo we have killed for it | J |
| Trouble is surely on it s way | B |
| And we can t run from it | J |
| - | |
| She goes into the arms of another | H |
| For covering for hide out | K |
| But still will it ever suffice | L |
| My heart like a feather | H |
| It has flowed from side to side and rested | M |
| Where you are that s where my heart lies | N |
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| On you in you we continue | O |
| Distance and limited time makes me eager | H |
| But exposure brought it s own rue | O |
| I pray my lover loves me forever | H |
| As I hang from a tree I knew the risk | P |
| I tasted it my slice of forbidden fruit | Q |
Chinneye George
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Poet's note: This is a poem of a forbidden love between a royal and peasant. The character (peasant) was consumed by the love and taste of having the lover. The desire for the lover drove the character to death.
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