Heartbreak (Rictametre)

by Jenni Marie   Feb 8, 2007


Heartbreak
Loneliness shown
A poor lovers soul gone
Her happy world crashed around her
Crying herself to sleep day after day
Staring morosely at the walls
The only lesson she
Ever learned is
Heartbreak

**For A Contest**

A rictameter is a nine line poetry form. The 1st and last lines are the same with the syllable count as follows:
line 1 - 2 syllables - same as line 9
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 5 - 10 syllables
line 6 - 8 syllables
line 7 - 6 syllables
line 8 - 4 syllables
line 9 - 2 syllables - same as line 1

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