Your Tour De Force
You say it never mattered
you say you never cared
You say you never meant it
you say it wasn’t shared
You tell me that you’re leaving
the price of love too high
You tell me what you’re taking
— that final last goodbye
With sorrow I resent you
with sorrow I decry
With sorrow you brought heartache
with sorrow all your lies
Regret will be your suitor
regret to long reside
Regret will be your tour de force
— regret you cannot hide
(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
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Personal heartbreak with philosophical reflection on regret's universality.
Multiple layered ideas per stanza; accusations, emotions, consequences densely packed.
Overwhelmingly negative: betrayal, resentment, heartache, lies, regret dominate.
Sharp accusations and declarative statements create tension; moderate kinetic force.
Sixteen lines; falls in 16-30 range.
Personification of regret, metaphorical suitor; elevated diction; ornamental syntax.
Pure lyric internal voice; intimate first-person addressing absent lover directly.
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