Pushmi-pullyu

You

push me

away,

then entice me to

pull you

back.

Again and again and again.

This is the game

we play.

And now

I am ready

for something new.

Yet I fear,

when I finally

 push you

away,

you may not care to

pull me

back

to you.

For G-man and his FF-55.  And in keeping with the theme, just for fun here is a Brilliant youtube Doctor/River song.  Enjoy!
*Image from carolseatory.blogspot.com 

Doctor, Doctor!

I’m waiting for a magic box

to take me far away from here

with just one key for all its locks.

I’m waiting for a magic box

to turn back time and foil the clocks.

I’ll step inside and disappear.

I’m waiting for a magic box

to take me far away from here.

This form is a triolet: eight lines with only two rhymes used throughout. The first line is repeated in the fourth and seventh lines; the second line is repeated in the final line.  Only the first two end-words are used to complete the tight rhyme scheme: ABaAabAB, where capital letters indicate repeated lines.


This is for Real Toads where you can go to read some wonderful poetry.