A sonnet lyric poem assignment

It seems that he blames himself for engaging in this sexual contact due to being clouded by yearning to love or be loved. Unlike the poem by Brian Turner, Rafael Campo’s “ Safe Sex” does follow the principles of conventional form of sonnet. Like many other sonnets, this poem also follows the fourteen lines that a lyric poem would consist of. It is in fact associated with love, desire, and the possibility of being a one-sided love. It also has a certain rhythmic pattern that it follows throughout the poem and included a iambic pentameter. In my opinion, this poem follows the English (Shakespearean) sonnet form.

Since this form is defined as having rhythmic pattern that follows the ‘ ababcdcdefefgg’ form and at the same time it includes the iambic pentameter. I find that “ Safe Sex” is more compelling than ‘ body bag”. Even though it is describing a sexual engagement, what stands out about it is the one describing it desires to be loved or desires to feel loved. He is willing to risk his own life knowing what he does is unsafe. He is blinded by his body’s yearning to feel pleasure. Yet, he goes on by saying that he feels protected because he feels the chemistry of love at the moment.