Captive



The song was a dreamy muse
Captivating with misty arms
Reaching for submission
Taunting with mysteries of desire

It took captive the vulnerable
Demanding abode with a weary soul
The seduction was hypnotic
Words danced in unison

Thunderous claps heard for eons
Until… the light filtered the mist
The colors! beautiful colors
Filter through the doubt

The mist parted in blue
A rainbow set in the heavens
A reminder that there was
A place being built to rest

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Written on March 27, 2016

Submitted by Cats... on August 18, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX XXXA BXXX XBXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 448
Words 80
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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