Leading the blind
J J 1980 (NC)
Forty strokes forward,
Fifty stokes back.
Each dawning feels as rocks under my feet,
bare as tree trunk rooted deep beneath.
Callused and bleeding upon the waking retreating.
The blinded atmosphere,
replaces my crimson haze.
My blue eyes replace the gray.
Restless dozing as silhouettes dance among my shadow,
and walks beside my reflection.
As this ever longing presence pines,
I'm separate from this inception.
Which of my character will wash up?
Belly skyward upon my shore of discernment.
These dark stokes of my pen, sparks light.
Even in my cellar, flooded of rueful rain.
The voice of my sword ,
rinsed clean and set out to dry.
Despite the erosion of my heart,
I become the tourist leading the tour guide.
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Submitted by jasonj.74450 on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 714 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 20 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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