Reflection
I stared into an abyss so black
It was cold, it was lonely,
And my reflection didn’t look back
That which peered at me was was so vile
So seductive yet so macabre
All I could do was stare for a while
Twas not phantom nor ghost
i was shown illusions
Visions of which I fear most
What was depicted stole away my breath
Twas not sights of loss
Nor premonitions of death
I saw in the frame myself so evil
It was my own reflection
What glared at me was I the Devil.
About this poem
A piece about the inner turmoils of ones self. A description of ones self loathing.
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Written on December 17, 2019
Submitted by Gaminghero035 on August 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACDCEFEGHGIJI |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 462 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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