Middle Aged Lovers, Ii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJ AKLMNOPQKR SCTK KUMVKK WWXJY ZJAJKKKA2K KB2K ZJC2KD2E2IKF2G2

You open to meA
a littleB
then grow afraidC
and close againD
a small boyE
fearing to be hurtF
a toe stubbedG
in the darkH
a finger cutI
on paperJ
-
I think I am freeA
of fearsK
enraptured abandonedL
to the callM
of the BacchaeN
my own sirenO
tied to my ownP
mastQ
both CirceK
and her swineR
-
But I tooS
am afraidC
I know whereT
life leadsK
-
The impulseK
to joinU
to confess allM
is followedV
by the impulseK
to renounceK
-
and loveW
imperishable loveW
must dieX
in orderJ
to be rebornY
-
We comeZ
to each otherJ
tentativelyA
veterans of otherJ
warsK
divorce warrantsK
in our handsK
which we would beatA2
into blossomsK
-
But blossomsK
will not withstandB2
our beatingsK
-
We comeZ
to each otherJ
with hopeC2
in our handsK
the very thingD2
Pandora keptE2
in her casketI
when all the illsK
and woes of the worldF2
escapedG2

Erica Jong



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