Cobwebs
I lay on my bed
in the filtered summer light
staring at the blades
of a whirling ceiling fan.
Staring as they spin,
spiraling with them
thru a portal in a void.
I see your face
and turn to you.
Your mouth forms words
but says nothing.
Your words, my treasure
but mean nothing.
A way to keep away
the cobwebs
of silence
in your soul.
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Submitted on June 12, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 316 |
Words | 66 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 10 |
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