Where Souls Exist
Imagine if you will empty space,
now on this canvas superimpose light.
And where dreams and reality embrace,
draw rectangles that glow in the night.
On these murals color comes to view,
and seems to push the darkness away.
Subtle shades shimmer a violet hue,
as magic lights this puzzling array.
Two dimensions offering a paradise,
similar beacons of warmth and light.
Providing escape not once but twice,
by choosing either the left or right.
It's hard to see any differences there,
for each panel is teaming with wildlife.
Yet only one holds hope over despair,
though both reflect serene themes without strife.
Left shows a cabin at its center,
while in the right only nature thrives.
They equally beg you to enter,
but just one holds signs of human lives.
Fantasy worlds surrounded by black,
but pick wise as you step through the glass.
For like Alice there's no going back,
from where souls exist or souls trespass.
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 896 |
Words | 159 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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