Misconception



At first, this decision was a fence,
a tall, unmoving monster
who would not let anyone over,
not on one side, nor on the other.
It was shadowed and lighted in mystery
with people always claiming to have seen
the precise meaning in its awe,
in its unconquerable strength.
Unable to peek across the wall,
unable to seek what was behind it all,
I had to move on faith and thought to
forfeit all my safety.

Taking my steps one at a time,
I then leapt, there, at the top
and stopped to see the brilliance
shining on the other side.
Paradise’s images hung in the air,
and knowledge was bare and open
beckoning all who intended
to learn why there was the fall.
And from that side, I looked back
to see what lay behind me, and
shock! to see it was no block,
but only a line to hold us separate.

But separate we must not be.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAAABXXXCCXB XXXXXXXCXXXX B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 793
Words 159
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 12, 12, 1

Kassandra M. Konecny

Kassandra Konecny is a lover of listening to music, hiking in the mountains, and observing the way people act. She began writing vigorously when she was fourteen and will hopefully never stop. She has had her fair share of trials lately, and tries to encompass nearly every subject there is to study into her writing. Kassandra plans to study creative writing and psychology. She's 17 and currently lives in Utah with her family. Contact her at kassandrakonecny@hotmail.com more…

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