cruel man's dawn
as my gaze falls to the ground, it speaks
"dear me."
i've been such a fool to look for the words to my heart when
they were here all along.
i've looked for them in the wrong places
between old lanterns that light dark alleyways
and blood-stained cobblestone
in the bleak of night,
when they were hidden
in the fit of laughter and warm coffee on the table
in this swelling feel that grazed me like wind, which
before i knew it, had devoured me whole.
they were here all along.
ripped out of my chest by the early morning sun and
layed out in front of me–
so what am i to do
but smile?
About this poem
inspired by a favorite fictional character of mine.
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Submitted by phenomenon on May 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xaxB xxxxx xxx Bxa xx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 3, 3, 2 |
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