Lament and Entreaty

This is another Italian, or Petrarchan sonnet.  The octave (two quatrains with rhymes abba-abba) proposes a question or problem which is addressed by a sestet (two tercets) that uses a different style or tone than the previous part of the poem.  In this case, I've decided to use two different speakers, each of whom addresses the other.  For the second part, I chose the cde-cde rhyme pattern.  Anyway, this sonnet reflects how Lauren seeks to encourage her friend Byron, who expresses doubts about the journey which they take part in together.  The unnamed third character (Silvia) is apparent if one is acquainted with a basic knowledge of the story, but I didn't want to detract from the focused dialogue by introducing a third name in the sonnet itself. 

I often feel that I can express thoughts and feelings (even those of my OCs) in a more unrestrained manner when I'm working in poetry rather than prose, since I can focus on aesthetics and the flow of sentiments/themes rather than sentence structure, scenes, and the plot.

Original characters Silvia, Lauren, and Byron (c) foxstory 2014
(They have their own story and appear in other artworks.)