The Hallow
Christopher McKay 1989 (California)
I can feel a hollowness in me
Something's missing that shouldn't be.
I can feel a hole in my soul
Why do I feel so empty?
I can sense a void inside
Somewhere something used to hide.
I can sense a vacant gap
What is it that I can't find?
I can tell something's gone
Something I had used to be.
I can tell I'm not well
Missing pieces I can't see.
I can touch a cavity inside
An empty space that wont hide.
I can feel a hole in my soul
What is it that I can't find?
About this poem
I had written the original draft of this poem early October of 2020. This was a grim and terrible time for me, as the person I had married and been with for just over 5 years at the time, had gas lit and tugged me into a self destructive loveless life in the toxicity of our relationship. As my mentality turned more and more inward against myself, I felt I had become the enemy and the reason for it all and neared the point of ending my own life.
Written on December 05, 2022
Submitted by mckayc1989 on December 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | aaBaccdEfagaccBE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 463 |
| Words | 107 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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