In the dark
I reach my hand into the dark,
stretching and flexing achingly, searching
for what may not be there. A key,
a light, a small bit of hope. Something, anything
to help me be free.
I find no hope, just the reminders.
Reminders of where I am, how I got here,
and who those bones used to be.
A friend had been there in the dark,
waiting just like me.
I am suffocating in the silence,
the dirt, dust, and decay all around me, on me,
in my lungs and I can't breathe.
There is nothing to search for, here in the dark,
no one to hear me scream.
About this poem
This poem is inspired by many of the horror stories I have seen both in person and on the screen. From the River to the Sea
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Written on January 09, 2024
Submitted by DLucyM on January 09, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 540 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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