Spiral Staircase
At the top
Of a twisted staircase
Looking down
At the bottom step
The first step I take
I feel the tension rise
My toes cringe
My hands clam
My mind
A broken flashlight
Down another step I go
And I feel a rush
Through my veins
That person
I always avoided
Is now haunting
Me
I hurt her deeply
Thoughtless words
Stabbing knives
I punctured her stability
Half way down
My body has calmed
Stopping on that middle step
I take a seat
With a breath
Continuing down
The spiral steps
Third to last step
I look behind
How far I came
Braver than I thought
Why dwell on
That very first step
It's all behind me
Said and done
This is it
I reached the bottom
I smiled and thought
Well done
I climbed my mountains
And yes it was hard
But with effort
And fearlessness
I won
About this poem
This poem is about self discovery through the chaos and imperfections. Without allowing oneself to get in the way.
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Written on November 03, 2023
Submitted on November 03, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABC XXXXDX XXX EXXF FXXF BXCXXBX CDXG XCFE XXGE XXXAE |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 778 |
Words | 171 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 6, 3, 4, 4, 7, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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