"tied" a poem in free verse #24



Under which I live,
is the surface,
of their existence.
I am under that,
where I've been placed,
without feelings,
of the drowning grasp,
of my gasps of breadth.
In my deepest wish,
I've given away redemption,
undertow hands rebuked demons,
my cares float away.

Under which I believe,
on rewound silence,
of my darkest kept secret.
I float away,
on the harmonies,
of the symphony,
of life,
instilled,
on fanatic whirlwinds,
tied to the empathetic eyes,
that turn away,
as I float today.

Something she has to give,
given on her hands,
my litanies of shrine,
risen high above,
the surface of thine eyes.
I float away.

Dripping through they're strained,
listening hands,
of the silent,
sweet nectar,
that flows,
splashing,
tied to my tree,
that has been tarred,
feathered,
on a hill,
by a little blackbird,
that sighs,
`tis nigh,
while I float away.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Scheme xabxxxxxxxxc xbxCxdxxaecc xfxxeC xfxxxxdxgxgexc
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 803
Words 146
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 12, 12, 6, 14

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Steven was adopted, his biological father was an English professor who had an affair with a student. Writing poetry is an outlet for his expression of love. A hopeless romantic in search of his soul mate. (it changes from now and then) He hopes to capture the girl of his dreams through poetry. Visit my blog at http://thedailypoetrss.blogspot.com/ for the latest up to date poems. more…

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