POEM STARTER
Write a simplified sestina with any theme you think fits in the form.
A sestina has 6 stanzas of 6 lines, and the final word of each stanza should be important, and appear in the next stanza along. Begin with these basic rules, but you can also look up and try all the complex rules of a sestina!
Empty Apology
This is a Sestina, a specific type of poem reusing the last words of every line in a specific order, 6 lines and 6 stanzas ending with a 3 line envoi, I also tried to do this one in iambic pentameter.
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Cfdabe
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Deacfb
Bdfeca
Eca ace
Crime
Gamble
Hate
Escape
Guilt
Face
I did not mean to commit any crime
But I knew it would be a fast gamble
I could not think of anyone I hate
More so than who fumbled my quick escape
And I knew he could see my fiery guilt
For it was written all over my face
It quickly changed to surprise on my face
I thought I could get away with this crime
Maybe I could not take all of the guilt
Maybe it was deeper than the gamble
That could be the reason I didn’t escape
Maybe it’s because of my built-up hate
Maybe there is a reason for this hate
That hate that tends to burn throughout my face
I know it was possible to escape
But I knew I had to serve for my crime
I knew I had to give up the gamble
I just knew I could not handle that guilt
It burned in the pit of my stomach, guilt
That feeling seemed to hold all of my hate
Drowning that feeling was a true gamble
But I had not readied my poker face
Because this really was the type of crime
That I suppose had no actual escape
But I just needed a simple escape
Hold on, let me process all of this guilt
I did not mean to cause pain with this crime
I did not mean to cause all of this hate
Can you tell by my sad, guilty, pale face?
I am sorry for this damaged gamble
Just this absolute mess of a gamble
Just this terrible mess of an escape
I know you can read this look on my face
I know you can read this look of pure guilt
Please don’t let me be everything you hate
Just because of one accidental crime
And I’m sorry for committing this crime
I’m sorry for all of this awful hate
I promise I absolutely feel guilt