Shadow of Darkness



I was alone, you gave me light
 You wiggled the bait, I took the bite
 Captured, I can see
 For you have truly got hold on me
 Time pass, I grow attached
 But then the lock, you bust with axe
 The chain falls, I as well
 The darkness overcomes
 I am blind once more
 I am truly torn, from which I love
 Free like dove, black as night
 Haha, I still no sight
 Though I soon come to see,
 That am no longer be
 For when you broke my chain
 I lost the grip on me
 I walk thy shadow of darkness
 Gone for eternity, none for seen
 My body sleeps, my spirit weeps
 Gone, thine shadow of darkness
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Submitted on September 15, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCDEFGHAABBIBJKLJ
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 570
Words 119
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

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