Surface
Look here below this surface.
Nothing is as it seems to be.
The aftermath of a raging storm;
Now a puddle on the concrete.
Monsters hide here, but they'll be discrete.
A mouth once sown shut;
Now ripped open, spilling everything.
Words seem never-ending.
There are many secrets I can no longer keep.
All too suddenly, the needle has worn thin.
Lucid nightmares now roam this surface.
A roulette of stories,
Twisting their own bindings.
Visions of what could've been.
Déjà vu at every echoing corner.
Time is slowing down; stuck in a hiccup.
There's no need to go in rushing.
These monsters here, they get spooked easily.
Yet here I am, in the middle of it.
The center of a rude awakening.
Below this surface, I am a million things.
Everything is as it seems to be.
Keep these monsters here,
Just let them be.
For they are the storm inside of me....
About this poem
Calming down the demons from within..
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Written on August 06, 2022
Submitted by Arx7Echo on November 05, 2022
Modified on March 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXCC XDDXE AXAEX XDBXD XBXBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 854 |
Words | 182 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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