In The Shadow Behind Me
Standing still waiting to be discovered
Like a lost relic buried in the desert
I will be saved by my one true love
It’s magical thinking
Little girl dreaming
Searching for the happy ending that never ends
From conception
Resting in a womb
Woven of fairytales and lace
Wrapped in silk
And sprinkled with stardust
A wish filled baptism
A testament of faith
He will find me
And I will be complete
I regurgitate the spoon-fed indoctrination
My throat burns
The bitter taste of freedom
The never ending if I had only
Is but a whisper
From a voice I no longer recognize
That young girl is where she should be
Not in front
But in the shadow behind me
About this poem
This poem is about a woman letting go of the child in her and the beliefs of how a woman's life should be.
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Written on March 10, 2022
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on March 10, 2022
Modified on April 25, 2023
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| Scheme | XXX AAX BXX XXC XDX BXC DXX DXD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 655 |
| Words | 130 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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