In absence
Deviant being bound in a body in a box
Sight to only behold stars by mind’s eye
Awaken to a desert
Dead oasis found in dreams
Nihilistic sense of zen
Nothing seen in everything
Essence purged through
By the thresh of the abyss
Confronted at once by life, death, self, my brother
Questions, experiences perpetuate each other
Answers abundant with none seeming true
Deep will would choose to create truth anew
In absence all is found
About this poem
This poem, written in late 2021, is a short reflection on the inner trials I faced while first coming to grips with incarceration, and how I chose to rise above them on the way to recreating myself.
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Submitted by thornebelee on March 26, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 439 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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