Eight-line Poems

Secrecy

Secrecy

I know a secret.
Unfortunately
and to my regret,
it was told to me
and with me must stay,
to keep it from the light of day.

“Unreasonable,”
you remonstrate.
“As one so stable,
having such restraint,
to lack trust in me
is surely blatant perfidy.”


Line count: 8 + 4
Rhymed ababcc dedeff, syllables 555558 555558
For Express It In Eight, 03.25.22
Prompt: EIGHT … PLUS FOUR!! (Yes, 12 amazing lines).. WRITE A SECRET POEM and/or WRITE AN UNREASONABLE POEM