INNER FREE



smoky eyes that swirl and flow
caress the mind alluring calling
whisper me I yearn to know
a secret that may stop me falling

failing hands
mad dreams pursue
the smell is sweet
the taste is new
imprisoned lie
released is true
my tangled heart
still longs for you

hidden seeds in evergreen
in darkened woods she's hiding waiting
forbidden deeds though never seen
the inner free intoxicating

dancing flames
in nightly view
entwine the mind
with spirit too
brittle flesh
just passing through
cast as glass
i sail to you
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Submitted by BB8MITH on May 21, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXCXCXC DBDB XCXCXCXC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 523
Words 99
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 8, 4, 8

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1 Comment
  • luisestable1
    This is a poem where the reading of it should not be rushed. Each lines needs its care to get and savor all the verses have to offer.
    The situation may be not so obvious as to what is really going on here. But read this poem two or three times if need be to get it all or have a good idea of what's going one in these poetic lines.
    Good read! 
    LikeReply11 months ago

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