A Nightshades Song
Winter rains lover
the cold north wind
fought against the thought of warmth
in which we would embrace again.
It holds steadfast to the slow
beating of the window pane
drums loudly out thoughts
leaving us numb.
Ice courses through veins
long forgotten canals
whom once held court for promises
of love stricken stars
that fell from above.
Silence is left shouting
deaf tones of moments
long held to endless night
shade which we decided to get drunk on
and parade
through the death streets of our ancestors
dancing dreams
with them forever on...
...movements to the song.
About this poem
This poem is part of a series of poems I wrote while being involuntarily committed in a mental health facility. It is inspired by lost love, old dreams that die, followed by a search for new purpose.
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Written on March 24, 2022
Submitted by darth.data410 on April 07, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 9 |
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