/lit/ - Literature

Does anyone notice a pattern with the protagonists in their stories? I recently realized all my short stories center around a male character and all my novels center around a female character.

>>21811267
Hey, I write short stories precisely because I lack the confidence to write a novel length piece. I know I could do it, but I feel my ideas deserve better writing than I am capable of, so I practice with shorter pieces. That and I'm currently doing a web serialization just to start something longer without worrying too much about it. Be proud of doing long ideas.

Can someone who has a knack for poetic verse and symbolism dissect this poem for me? I’m having a difficult time finding its meaning:


A rose implored my soul
With fire-bred extravagance burning,
Sizzling upon the ethereal folds
Which twitched a rhythm bestowing
Angelic liquid: a translucent, pallid hue
That leaked in lightless caverns
And reeked a salty dew.
For love has come today
And shown to me its fruits
Inside my pants, hooray!
I reap the bounds of youth!