Whispered Shadows
Terrance Roberts 2006 (Vermont)
October 23She stood atop a mountain
Letting every wave of emotion run through her like a tsunami crashing down
She stared... waiting for the perfect time to say, "It's over; I'm done"
Waiting for someone, anyone, to see that she is, in fact, NOT okay
She stood atop a mountain
Contemplating whether she is worth all the pain and stress the world has put her through
She jumped
Jumped back to the realization that she needs not to be perfect
Needs not to jump…
…Jump back into that car
And down that mountain
Take back MY life
I stood atop my own life now
Looking back up that mountain
Knowing that I had jumped
But this time, I jumped into my mind and stopped
Took a second and realized
I had taken control
About this poem
I wrote this poem sitting in math class, after I had taken a super stressful test. I was struggling mentally and needed to get some of it down on paper. So, I started writing and this is what led me too.
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Written on March 05, 2023
Submitted by terrancelavoie43 on October 02, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | Axax Axbxxxax xabxxx |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 708 |
| Words | 140 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 6 |
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