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The Monster

Nikki Lauder 1979 (Taumaranui)

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The past created the monster.
Memories of lost loved ones still fresh
In the monsters mind.
Sadness hung in the air.
A heart shattered, thought never to be mended.
Eyes of crystal blue,
Sealed parts of the broken.
But the angel sent to calm the beast,
Filled in the missing pieces.
Joy, are the only tears now cried.
The beast disappeared into the night
As silently as it appeared.

About this poem

I wrote this poem not long after the birth of my son in 2001

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Written on 2001

Submitted by Nikkidee on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKL
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 370
Words 69
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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Nikki Lauder

Nikki is currently a professional tattoo artist in Auckland, New Zealand. Poetry has been a huge part of her life from a very young age, and continues through her today. more…

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