Panacea for Broken Hearts (A minute poem)

in #poetry7 years ago

Panacea for Broken Hearts

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The sickness of our soul is deep ,
Our hearts we keep
And hold up still
Waiting to heal.

The best of physicians have tried,
Sweet nerves have died!
No hearts surgery,
Cures loves foolery.

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No panacea for broken hearts ,
Nor can the arts
Anneal our souls
Of grief-drilled holes.


Authors notes :

Panacea means a cure for an ailment. A minute poem is a rhyming type poem with sixty syllables in total with three stanzas. Each stanza has twenty syllables with four lines. The first line has eight syllables and the remaining three lines have four syllables each. It also has a regular rhyming pattern of : AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF.

The poem mirrors the hopelessness that heartbreak brings, the depression, sadness and frustration that comes with it all. Howbeit, other person's may not be able to fully appreciate what a broken hearted person goes through. Thus, there are no drugs to cure heartbreak.


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This is a soothing piece.
Nice one bro.

Thanks a lot bro

I think @mimy needs this

Lol. She's one helluva poet too haha

Read her recent post @buterdaniel

Buterdaniel is on fucken fire, goddamn, man.
Great poem

You're amazing bro. Thanks for stopping by

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