At a battle with a crushing heartache
In my soul there's an earthquake
Rattling, writhing like a snake
Biting my shame awake
I cannot take
A break
Heartache
My mistake
Till the daybreak
Midnights I lie awake
Causing her heart to break
Regret and guilt only a flake
My heart is burning on a stake
**Winner of The PoetsPub (May Contest 2018)
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The (Tempoem) is a poetry form created by Bill Temple in 2012
The Tempoem consists of 28 words, divided into 7 lines , which all rhyme.
The layout is simple:
Line 1 : 7 words
Line 2 : 6 words
Line 3 : 5 words
Line 4 : 4 words
Line 5 : 3 words
Line 6 : 2 words
Line 7 : 1 words (same as the last word in line 1)
*The last word is also the title of the Tempoem.
* The Tempoem should make sense if read both ways.
* The perfect Tempoem should be aesthetically visual. (You can use double spacing to add the ascending effect)
*A mirror Tempoem is actually two Tempoems connected by a central keyword.
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Poetry**Winner of (Poetry Prize Awards) for (Best Poet) & (Best Poetry book) categories... **Winner of (Le Book Award) for (best Free Verse Poetry Read) **First place winner of The Elimination monthly Awards (June 2017) # My name is Akram Sadiq. I'm a Jui...
