shadows dance across the dimly lit room
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
time slinking by as slowly as the thick red drips
im ready to close the door to the tomb
and when it should be time i would assume
that the red from my skin will come from your lips
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
something that i could not hide, my gloom
and often the swing of your hips
im ready to close the door to the tomb
a drip turns to a boom
and cautiously comes the eclipse
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
the child of red breathing in your womb
tighter your hand grips
im ready to close the door to the tomb
after the life my hell would presume
my back taking the sting of whips
shadows dance across the dimly lit room
im ready to close the door to the tomb
About this poem
poem is written in form of a villanelle
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Written on April 20, 2022
Submitted by street.c4rp on April 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AbA abA abA abA abA abAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 729 |
Words | 151 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
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