Cloak of shay
Matt smith 1969 (Harrogate)
I wear a cloak of shame,
It weighs heavy on my all,
Many links of heavy chain,
Each terminate with a cast iron ball.
This cloak it never leaves me,
Not a moment is it not borne,
It even comes to bed with me,
But sadly fails to keep me warm.
My heart is full of something,
Is it love for the ones I failed,
Or perhaps it’s full of emptiness,
From their love which I derailed.
This weight it just increases,
And I struggle to decide,
If I myself get weaker,
Or the cloak just grows in size.
About this poem
A true reflection of my sad life, granted a self imposed sad life and one I’m hanging onto with a thread.
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Written on October 10, 2021
Submitted by Matt2805 on January 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BXBX XCXC XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 496 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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