Into the abyss
Michelle Ritchie 1981 (Aberdeen)
A motionless silent heart...
Is it the end or just the start?
Nobody knows,
Where anybody goes..
Is it really lights out?
Or do you blissfully fly about
Lying your coffin like an angel,
In your white dress all peaceful and still.
I reach out and touch you
Not believing your gone
Wishing I'd died too
Hoping it's all a con
About this poem
An attempt to delve into the controversial subject of the afterlife... just what is next after life
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Written on February 15, 2023
Submitted by ritchiechelle on July 03, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 326 |
| Words | 72 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 4 |
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