Beautiful Sadness
Once upon a time
I gazed at the face of a beautiful sadness
She invited me into her temple
Transported me there
By crystal blue tears
Pored from her goblet
Stinging
Ripping me from the fabric of my time
I walked down her hallways
Stumbled through her darkness
Searched for hidden passages
Grasped at invisible door knobs
"Please
Let me see a glimpse of eternity!"
A clear voice flowed down the hall
Color from shadow transformed her walls
I followed unable to speak
Within her sanctuary
Answers
I chose to seek
There in the temple of her mind
From a broken Alter I dined
Unsure what mystery I would find
I felt my preconceptions
Slowly unwind
The sadness I felt
Had been my own
I had traveled many paths alone
The broken Alter was my heart of stone
That had led me away from another's throne
I looked out the windows of her soul
Seen my own face drenched in tears
It seems her eyes were actually mirrors
In that moment I lost my fears
As I gazed at the face of a beautiful sadness
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Submitted on April 08, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXXCXXA XBXXXD XXEDFE GGGXG XHHHH XCFXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 946 |
Words | 186 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5 |
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