My Island
On an island, I reside,
A place of peace where I can hide.
But don't be fooled by the serene view,
For demons lurk within me too.
They hide behind my smiling face,
Their presence I cannot erase.
They whisper secrets I cannot ignore,
And beg me to open up the door.
But are you out there? No, I am in here,
My soul, my old soul, full of fear.
I cannot outrun the pain inside,
So I must settle and abide.
I'll face the demons, one by one,
Until their hold on me is done.
I'll dig deep and find the strength I need,
To heal my wounds and let them bleed.
For on this island, I am not alone,
And though the demons have overthrown,
My spirit remains strong and true,
And I'll fight until the battle is through.
So let the waves crash and the winds howl,
For I'll rise above them with a growl.
My island solitude may be my plight,
But I'll emerge stronger, full of light.
About this poem
I wrote this poem in 1998 and I was 26 years old. I lived through a violent assault and was dealing with the fall out and emotional stress the assault caused. Writing has and continues to be one of my methods of coping through difficult situations.
Written on March 22, 1998
Submitted by denimj7 on March 21, 2023
Modified on March 21, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CCDD XXAA EEFF GGBB HHII |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 869 |
Words | 200 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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