A Single Man

by Anka Marie

Basil's thoughts on Dorian Gray, in poem form.

A Single Man

I am a Single Man,

And Death will become my closest friend.

Gun shall become my Companion,

Or maybe Venom shall overthrow him.

Perhaps I will make a friend in Blessed Rope,

A friend to many.

Heartbreak may overcome me,

Knives may stab me,

But none of it matters.

There is nothing left

If he does not love me .

He is positively enamoured with the Devil,

And I am discarded to the Dogs.

Luck has brought us together.

I fear that Love is what shall tear us apart.

I thought I found the Missing Piece.

Perhaps, I was Complete,

And He has taken a piece of me Away.

I am a Single Man.

I wrote this poem in the eyes of Basil Hallward, who was secretly in love with Dorian Gray. The title is taken from Christopher Isherwood's novel A Single Man. The story inspired me to write this, because the story revolves around a depressed and homosexual British man that plans to commit suicide in the wake of his lover's death.