Paint it Black [Trijan Refrain]

Ceramic hearts, they softly cry;
From the pain they endure,
A crack: from every good-bye --
Nit-picking at the pure.
Paint it black now, to match your heart,
Whisper your lies, tear me apart;
................................Paint it black now,
................................Paint it black now,
Pick the candidate for the part.

Ceramic hearts, they softly cry;
In the dead of the night,
With every beat, they bleed dry;
Building this obscene sight.
Paint it black now, symbolize death;
Choke me of my words and my breath.
................................Paint it black now,
................................Paint it black now,
And sing sweet lullabies of death.

Ceramic hearts, they softly cry;
From silly teenage games,
Hold me close to you, watch me die,
As my tears douse the flames.
Paint it black now, to match the day,
It wreaks of death, these games we play;
................................Paint it black now,
................................Paint it black now,
Laugh, as you lead my heart astray.

-Jenna Elphick
November 19, 2007

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The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:
Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of first 4 words of line five /c
Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8