Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Jane Eyre

That severe expression on his face

Would it ever be moved?

A hidden darkness had left a trace

And there’s a heart none would dare intrude

She then walked into his life

A pure, untainted, direct creature

The attraction he felt, he couldn’t deny

She was no beauty, was plain and obscure

An invisible coldness surrounded her

A painful past kept so well inside

Yet there was something about her

Something extremely sincere he yearned to find

She had manners, all too polite

The formality was rather unsettling

And so for her heart, he decided to try

Her soul, he found charming

In his eyes, she wasn’t merely a paid subordinate

She was an equal

She wasn’t a machine without feelings

And that despite her distant disposition

He wanted to seek her

A friendship thus bloomed

Stronger feelings soon emerged

Was their love even possible?

A secret shadowed what was to be

And made their union impossible

She had to leave

Though the passion inside never died

And long enough did he live

For her to see him

And be with him finally

And their souls were linked again.

 

-08/08/11

Request permission to use this poem
Written by
emilie-l
Mauritian
Published
Aug 12, 2011
Lines·Words
33·190
Notes

© eMs' silent poetry. All Rights Reserved.

Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell emilie-l how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write