The Fall
Chantell Wild 1977 (East London)
He placed her on a pedestal
And fed her milk and honey
Gently clipped her wings
And showered her with money
She was his wife, he was her life
Until the day she fell
It wasn’t long before she found
The waiting arms of Hell
One mistake yet no reprove
He merely walked away
As silently she shed her tears
And stared out in dismay
The distance between love and loss
Is no more than a sigh
Easy come hello
And easy come goodbye.
About this poem
Some people have high expectations that are easily let down. What is love? Trying to own a woman is like picking a flower - so pretty in its freedom to be, yet once plucked it dies faster than it would in its natural habitat. Love cannot be owned.
Font size:
Written on February 25, 2020
Submitted by chantelhere on April 27, 2024
Modified by chantelhere on April 30, 2024
- 26 sec read
- 3 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XAXA BCXC BDXD XEXE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 87 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
1 fan
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Fall" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/186093/the-fall>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem The Fall with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In