Dead On Arrival (Rondeau)

~Written For a Contest~

As my heart then ripped apart by a sudden change of stare
Glares revealing reality along the edge of despair
Confusion heightened, shattered truth I cannot ignore
His hands entangled with yours, cold tears flow for more
Raised the pain so deeply, lost in hearts pieces I declare

Memories that have come to past, you don't bother to care
Those sweet kisses of love in the dark, finger tips on your hair
Preceding the altar, pledged to live life together forevermore
As my heart then ripped apart

Void road I'll stroll, to the seen reality I'm now aware
Memories will be buried, will remain forgotten, I swear
Pictures soon to be scattered and torn along our floor
Smokescreen of distrust will glide as you open our door
Leaving promises rotten and broken, suspicion to wear
As my heart then ripped apart

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Rondeau
A Rondeau is a French form, 15 lines long, consisting of three stanzas: a quintet, a quatrain, and a
sestet with a rhyme scheme as follows: aabba aabR aabbaR. Lines 9 and 15 are short - a
refrain (R) consisting of a phrase taken from line one. The other lines are longer (but all of the
same metrical length).