21st Century Byron

A poem about a person who thinks he's the 21st Century version of Lord Byron.

He gave her a rose 

Because Syphilis wasn’t god enough

The results still the same 

Scars and worries 

A True Valentines Day gift 

The true romantic 

Trapped in the wrong time 

Propping up bars and brothels 

Too talented for the world who shunned him 

Not big enough for the woman he loved 

He tried to write Impressionism

But came up with the unknown genre 

A winters scene nobody could see 

The tribute to his broken thoughts

The language we never understood 

One day they’ll stand over his grave 

The few will wipe a tear 

But the many won’t care 

Echoes will ring in bars and silence will haunt 

Songs maybe sung 

But will soon fade 

He was the man not made for this century 

Following the steps of many men

The dead and gone 

The Ghost in books

The worlds true romantic 

Our 21st century Byron