Gasp
Hollow man. Strange apparition in the dark.
Anxiety engulfs the coward. Chills befriends the weak.
The room smells like blood. Eyes meet deadly face.
Is there any escape?
There is no door. The gateway is seized.
I am not alone.
Hollow man. Proud one.
Immaculate apparel meets a cheerful face.
Flattering his gains for cursory gazes.
Yet his folly haunts him.
There is an inner conflict.
He is not alone.
Hollow World. Vanity
And man has such hatred for fellow man.
The stain of guilt craves vengeance,
On man’s restless conscience.
Are we not weary of greed?
Nor grow faint of lust?
The quest of man is stranded.
There is no end.
The World is not alone.
About this poem
This poem reveals the realities of a harsh world
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Written on September 09, 2020
Submitted by dennis.speed76 on October 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAXXB XAXXXB XXCCXXXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 658 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 9 |
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