Shanghaied



As I sat in silence's prize,
- a vision leapt into my eyes,
colours of a rainbow's landslide
- laughed a dream's sparkle to my side,
while cold breath stalled on the tongue's hide,
- this mind whispered my last goodbyes,
and then wisps of pain kissed my pride, -
 threw broken questions as I sighed.

Far into the future's demise,
- my death set free its battered cries,
echoes wrapped up the deep divide
- as fear's addiction was supplied,
I could not hide behind disguise,
- for this was my final sunrise,
wild fragrant tears would not subside,
- I had been beaten and shanghaied.

This was just a swirl in the skies,
- my life I would set to revise,
it was up to me to decide
- if I would die at that time's stride,
sweet fate I would give a surprise,
- the reaper then I'd not apprise,
and as quickly as it did glide,
- the vision left, gasps were untied.
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Submitted on September 22, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBBABB AABBAABB AABBAABB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 834
Words 167
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8

Ian Sawicki

Ian Sawicki has been writing poetry for over twenty years. He is a Manchester born poet, who has dedicated his life to exploration and composition of poetry. His work reflects the many great influential experiences of his life, the pain, the pleasure combined to create new exciting poetry. If anyone is interested in my books then please visit my lulu storefront. All artwork on these books is by my own hand. http://stores.lulu.com/chasingtheday more…

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