Free Yourself (Glosa Form)

by Stephen   Oct 11, 2012


Glosas open with a quatrain from another poet, followed by four ten-line stanzas terminating with the lines of the initial passage in consecutive order. The sixth and ninth lines should rhyme with the borrowed tenth.

Cabeza: Chorus to the song Diary by Wale.

I wonder why I sit and cry
wish I could share all these tears
I'm down and out
I'll keep on moving and try to get out

Conscious of your mistakes
set in stone you've never changed.
Guys making your heart ache
I'm not to blame, yet you're estranged.
You've chosen men who leave you broken,
it's agonizing to watch you slowly die.
Will you let this knight resuscitate you;
whisk you away from loves suicide?
loving the lies you're fed you'll deny;
I wonder why I sit and cry.

I see you in a light you believe is dimmed.
You settle for less capable of so much more.
Your heart is impossible to win,
gloomy days ahead you choose to ignore.
I believe you're afraid of change;
I wish you'd face your fears.
Instead of destroying who you are
trying to please the insincere.
This pain refuses to disappear,
wish I could share all these tears.

Will this suffering ever end?
There's no simple way to please you.
A heart in need of a mend
convinced not a single guy can be true.
That's so far from the truth;
I'll prove it without doubt.
Though you'd rather date the usual
than see our love sprout.
My heart and mind in a bout;
I'm down and out.

Through the hurt you find enjoyment,
dedicated to this tragic routine.
Enticed then begins the torment
and realization the guy's obscene.
The repetition is somewhat amusing
I'm confused and begin to create doubt.
Questioning why I believed you'd change
when it's foolish guys you're all about.
You reply, " I need a different route;
I'll keep on moving and try to get out."

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  • 12 years ago

    by L

    Oh, there is just hmm not sure but it is hard to change even if one wants. I don't know what it is but it does seem that it's human nature to go for those who mistreat us. It could be that one may hope to change this person and that's why they stay together.
    It could be that one fell in love and thus can tolerate the mistreatment but still gets hurts. I really don't know what it is but I do know that when it comes to love it's usually one likes someone and this someone likes this some other one, and it's not usually a mutual feeling. It goes in a chain, so perhaps only those at the end of the chain are the ones that find true love when they are locked up with a lock. Lol
    They were meant.

    Hmm but another thing that caught my attention was the part about you wanting her to be free, it seems that you are in love with her so much so it must hurt you to see her getting hurt. Hope she can see how much you love her.

    People, we just see what we want to see...
    Great piece, thanks for the info. This piece doesn't sound force in the rhymes. Haha you are really good at those. Keep up the awesome work my friend.

  • 12 years ago

    by Autuumnbree

    There are many meaningful points within this poem. I like this style of poetry and appreciate you explaining how it should be written. I think this poems speaks about the average woman, we rather take the same route on the streets of an unsatisfying and unreal love. Change is something many are afraid of s especially when you are expecting the same pain to be the outcome.

    Great poem....

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