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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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 793 |
Words | 159 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 12, 1 |
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