Illusions of the Mind
The Illusions of the Mind
I wander through the lonely night
With visions of a phantom light
That lures me to a dreadful fate
Beyond the reach of hope or hate
I hear the whispers of the dead
That fill my soul with doubt and dread
They mock me with their hollow cries
And haunt me with their burning eyes
I feel the touch of spectral hands
That drag me to their darkened lands
Where horrors lurk in every shade
And madness is the price I paid
I see the shapes of fiends and foes
That twist and turn in endless woes
They claim me as their rightful prey
And never let me slip away
I know not if these sights are real
Or if they are the ills I feel
But still I follow where they lead
And suffer for their cruel deed
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Illusions
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Submitted by conductor on January 16, 2024
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Scheme | X AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IICX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 715 |
Words | 149 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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