I'm not exactly sure of the feeling I was going for here- it started out as something vaguely romantic but I ended up going in some other direction. So however you interpret it is fine. To those who are curious: kyrielle poetry follows an a-a-b-B c-c-b-B et cetera pattern. This is not strictly kyrielle, therefore, because I adjusted the refrain line ("B") in ways I saw fit for my style. However, this is one type of poetry I actually enjoy quite a bit, haha.


Her kindness leaves him mystified,

Yet all too soon it seems she lied

For the girl rejects a gift, then two,

Despite his sounds that mean "I want you."

...

In him churns something like chaos

But no one can tell that he's lost

Only the girl who forgives everything he can do

Despite his sounds that mean "I want you."

...

He's the love of lust and greed and pain

Tries the same solutions again and again

But with her most of those thoughts can subdue

Except his sounds that mean "I want you."

...

Still, it's impossible to buy her heart

And her body and soul cannot be apart

He's completely at a loss what to do

He only has sounds that mean "I want you."

...

Inhuman monster never sees

Too set on gnashing his own teeth

Her mind already has a love that's true

Despite his sounds that mean "I want you."

...

Now there's this pain of being alone

So he steals and he takes what others own

But one more gift, and then evil he'll spew

Though his sounds may still mean "I want you."