Well, this is my feeble attempt at writing a sonnet. For our last poem assignment in my poetry class, we had to write a sonnet, and this is what I came up with. Since it was our last assignment, my professor never did get a chance to hand them back, with suggestions for changes and ways to make them better. And, since I’m usually never all that great at counting syllables and deciding what should be stressed and unstressed, I don’t know if that stuff turned out ok in this poem. Either way, it’s still interesting, I guess. Any comments or suggestions are welcome! And thanks for reading!!! Hope you enjoy!

“Poison”

Your heart is like a poison, killing me

slowly and peace has left me here to die.

I look into your eyes, deep like the sea

my heart, I feel it breaking. An outcry,

the silence gone as darkness swallows up

the night and ever sweeping as it falls

my heart cries out for you wishing close-up

your love wouldn’t fade. You don’t hear a rainfall

of tears at all. My body is weak and can’t

carry out anything. I’m useless now and no

one cares. Our photos pale, become dull. Plant

your love in me and watch my soul increase.

Yes, peace has gone, leaving me here to cry.

You walk away, leaving me here to die.