The Cliff
The grizzly bear stood there staring at me
Eye to eye
Deeper and deeper, we dove
Searching one another’s soul
Deeper and deeper
His fire seared me
I blinked and ran
He chased and chased me
The cliff,
Watch out for the cliff!
Those words softly carried to my ears on the wings of God’s gentle breeze
I ran and ran
The cliff stopped me
Turn around, it said
You don’t belong here
Go to him and stop running!
You will never run off this cliff!
I won’t let you.
About this poem
This was written for a very special man that keeps me from committing suicide. He lives deep in my soul and never leaves my mind.
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Written on 2022
Submitted by HMRyan77 on June 24, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 465 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 10 |
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