The Shadow



The conscientious charge of undeniable

energy redeemed into a pendulum of

forsaken thoughts. A stultifying paradox

of monotony and long-suffering in

an otherwise meaningless existence.

Mystifying, gargantuan gargoyles

parasitically ambulating about the

corridor of my mind, circumventing

any remote chance of ascertaining a

forgotten ally.

Misrepresented and misplaced

anecdotal colloquialisms accelerate

effortlessly about my life.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Am I?
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Submitted on May 04, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X X X X A X A X X X B B
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 445
Words 63
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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