Empty
Here I sit
Hollowed out -
A void longing
To be filled.
Silent cries that
No one hears
"Come in, come in
There's room for all"
Yet I resist;
I close the doors
No entry, no welcome here.
Content to stay empty,
Hollow, void.
A blank line on paper,
An empty glass,
A spotless welcome mat.
So I look out;
Trapped in my
Chosen solitude.
Longing for more,
Fearing less
As the nothingness
Grips my heart
In its invisible hand.
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Submitted on April 08, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXBXXXXXXXXXXB AXXXXXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 395 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 8 |
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