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I Sit At My Desk Alone Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDEFGHIDJKL MNOPQQDRST UVWXYDYZS A2B2C2D2E2SSF2DG2H2I 2 J2S WK2K2S L2L2M2N2O2P2Q2R2S2 YT2

I sit at my desk aloneA
as I did on many SundayB
afternoons when you cameC
back to meD
your arms aching for meD
though they smelledE
of other womenF
and your sweet head bowedG
for me to rubH
and your heart burstingI
with things to tell meD
and your hairJ
and your eyesK
wildL
-
We would embraceM
on the carpetN
and leaveO
the imprint of our bodiesP
on the floorQ
My back is still soreQ
where you pressed meD
into the rugR
a sweet soreness I would neverS
loseT
-
I think of you alwaysU
on Sunday afternoonsV
and I try to conjure youW
with these wordsX
as if you mightY
come back to meD
at twilightY
but you are never coming backZ
neverS
-
The truth isA2
you no longer existB2
Oh you walk the worldC2
sturdily enoughD2
one foot in frontE2
of the otherS
But the lover you wereS
the tender shootF2
springing within meD
trusting me with your dreamsG2
has hardenedH2
into fear and cynicismI2
-
Betrayal does thatJ2
betrays the betrayerS
-
I want to hate youW
and I cannotK2
But I cannotK2
love you eitherS
-
It is our old loveL2
I loveL2
as one lovesM2
certain imagesN2
from childhoodO2
shardsP2
shining inQ2
the streetR2
in the shitS2
-
Shards of lightY
in the darknessT2

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