Prisoner of love

[Biggus]

PRISONER OF LOVE

I stole a glance at you
Lustfully larcenous
More than one in fact
I was a repeat offender
A serial gazer
In perpetual regard
Loitering with intent to stare
In open mouthed infatuation
And you caught me
Apprehended me in the act
Of elicit observation
Your arresting look
Took custody of me
A petty felon
With prior form
And with merciless intent
You stole my heart
Without hesitation
No mere act of petty larceny
You took it from me
And at once captivated me
Imprisoned me
Behind the bars of love
Once in your possession
It became valueless
Scornfully regarded
You keep it under glass
On display
Where you can watch it beat
Or by capricious whim
Play with it
Like a cat plays with a mouse
While I die by inches
Knowing you have my heart
But not one of your own
So sits a prisoner of love
In sight of death row
Indefinitely incarcerated
Behind the bars of love
No hope of parole

[Haunted]

Biggus, I enjoyed this piece and I appreciate the metaphors of imprisonment. I particular like these 2 lines:

Knowing you have my heart
But not one of your own

Is this the voice of someone experiencing the loss of a first love?

So sits a prisoner of love
In sight of death row
Indefinitely incarcerated
Behind the bars of love
No hope of parole

He'll find out, life goes on, there will be parole, and the process will start all over again. Maybe next time it'll be him having someone else heart while withholding his....

[~Sophia~]

I liked this poem as well but think some stanza breaks might be beneficial. Cheers!

[Biggus]

Thank you both

[PrinceMyshkin]

Yikes! Lots of pain in this but, I hope, your sense of humour provides you some distance from it.

[blazeofglory]

Something it said that went unsaid.

[Biggus]

Thank you

[MorpheusSandman]

I really like this one but I also think it needs stanza breaks. The extended metaphor is playful and well executed and well implemented without it becoming obnoxious and abrasive and too "hint, hint, see, see". That second line is just superb! Lustfully larcenous! :D

[Biggus]

Thank you for your kind words