I Chose To Stay (Diminished Hexaverse)

by Meme   Aug 4, 2012


I saw the dark side of
your life, the twisted acts
that you marked every night.
And when you knew what I
saw you stood there in a
traumatized disbelief.

That guilty sore in
your eyes, breathing a
sigh with no disguise,
standing there I can't
read what's on your mind.

So scared to take
a step towards
me, for I may
run to be freed.

But take a
deep breath and
come closer.

See, I
am still

Here!

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© Copyright 2012 by: gIrL
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Diminished Hexaverse-
An unrhymed poem in diminishing 6 stanzas, made up of a sixain, followed by quintet, followed by a quatrain, followed by a tercet followed by couplet and ending in a single stich.
Where L1-L6 6 syllables each, L7-L11 5 syllables each, L12-L15 4 syllables each, L16-L18 3 syllables each, L19-L20 2 syllables each and finally L21 1 syllable.

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  • I am not all that fantastic at interpreting poems but here goes:

    'I saw the dark side of
    your life, the twisted acts
    that you marked every night.
    And when you knew what I
    saw you stood there in a
    traumatized disbelief.'

    ^^ You've obviously discovered something about this person - a hidden identity,their true identity, their past, their skeletons as such..?

    'That guilty sore in
    your eyes, breathing a
    sigh with no disguise,
    standing there I can't
    read what's in your mind.'

    ^^ 'guilty sore' leads me to believe, well one, it's true because they show their guilt clearly, but also that it was in the past because a 'sore' is usually the healing process. 'Sigh' leads me to believe that there is relief or perhaps resignation at its discovery?

    'So scared to take
    a step towards
    me, for I may
    run to be freed.'

    ^^This person is unsure if you will accept them, their truth, or if you will run away.

    'But take a
    deep breath and
    come closer.'

    ^^ You are going to at least try to accept this person and their hidden truths.

    'See, I
    am still

    Here!'

    ^^ clearly you chose to stay.

    OVERALL;
    Firstly, a fantastic effort on the style of poem! I have never seen this style before nor am I sure I could ever replicate it. You have managed to make it look effortless, when in fact that is surely not the case.

    Secondly, this piece is really astounding. I think what the message behind this piece is that those who truly about you will accept you no matter your flaws..? Or similar to that anyhow..

    Thirdly, don't change a thing! You have managed to perfect it already, so I need not offer any critiques. (:

    Excellent. 5/5

  • 12 years ago

    by L

    This one is pretty cool, I have to try this form some day. You did a wonderful job.

  • 12 years ago

    by Baby Rainbow

    Amazing! Wow it just so different. I thought at first (Diminished Hexaverse) was somewhat related to your title or poem until I found out it was a form of poetry. It also looks quite hard to pull off and not as easy as it seems by reading this wonderful work! I can appreciate the effort you put into this one.

    Well done, thank you for introducing me to another form.

    • 12 years ago

      by Meme

      Thanks a lot. And you are very welcome :-P
      I think you should try it, its really good to challenge yourself!

  • 12 years ago

    by nouriguess

    Like it!

  • 12 years ago

    by Hannah Lizette

    I haven't ever seen this form before, so that's what drew me in ... and I'm so glad that I read it! I really love the message you captured.

    Fantastic, great job. :)