The Shadow
Creeping ever so slowly
Adjust the night
Feel the fright
What comes next is not subtle
You know something is going to happen
But what is it exactly
Only the Shadow that ponders along with you knows
A growing feel that when you look at it for too long you cry
Your mind stresses without knowing why
Faster than the bullet that you refuse to put in your head
The Shadow always seems to lurk
Putting its hands on your shoulder
Your mental state falling faster than a Boulder
Falling until you force yourself to smile for the shadow
About this poem
This poem is about something we've all had at one point or another in time. I encrypt, you will decrypt.
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Written on June 23, 2021
Submitted by Andromedead on July 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBCDAEFFGHIIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 515 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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