The Night’s Uncertainties
By: Elena Lee
The light shines so bright in spite, in spite of the night.
I shield my face, my eyes sting and burn.
Why is the night so bright with light tonight?
I feel in flight, I feel my heart yearn.
I see the orb in the sky and it’s lies.
I wonder and wish this dark night would die.
Night seems to loosen all the day’s ties.
But what my heart wants leaves only a sigh.
Dark and deep the night calls upon the forest.
Again and again the twisted night seems to tease.
In this fight of wits I am the poorest.
My heart, the fleeting night has yet to seize.
And perhaps the music of this dreadful night,
Has given my more then a late night fright.
Explanation: The night and day don’t just represent a time but also people, a love triangle. A girl tells her tale at night about her love for the day, but the day rejected her. Yet the night still very much wants her. The girl is fighting having to live in the darkness of the night for life.
The light shines so bright in spite, in spite of the night.
I shield my face, my eyes sting and burn.
Why is the night so bright with light tonight?
I feel in flight, I feel my heart yearn.
I see the orb in the sky and it’s lies.
I wonder and wish this dark night would die.
Night seems to loosen all the day’s ties.
But what my heart wants leaves only a sigh.
Dark and deep the night calls upon the forest.
Again and again the twisted night seems to tease.
In this fight of wits I am the poorest.
My heart, the fleeting night has yet to seize.
And perhaps the music of this dreadful night,
Has given my more then a late night fright.
Explanation: The night and day don’t just represent a time but also people, a love triangle. A girl tells her tale at night about her love for the day, but the day rejected her. Yet the night still very much wants her. The girl is fighting having to live in the darkness of the night for life.
Wow, I love the metaphors! I also really like your use of repetition in the first few lines.
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