The farmer sat at his table and cried for his invisible wife
But no one knew he was married
No one knew of this gentle life
They thought he was a single man
He shouted about how his relationship ended
He loved to frolic with his chums
And the freedom he defended
His family had no idea
They thought he was alone
He went into the other room
When he answered the phone
His wife at first she didn’t mind
Until they had their baby
And she realised no one knew of them
As he flirted with ladies daily
Suddenly she started to fade
Her skin became translucent
Her voice muted to a whisper
Her soul became distant
Until one day she disappeared
Left the farmer and their baby
Never to return again
This secret invisible lady
Tag: Metaphor
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Blocking the echo from its song
The cobwebs magestically fill the cave
No light to brighten the shadows
Since the sun went away
The cave may start to crumble
If the walls get too dry
No life seen within it
Only the spiders with all their eyes
Guardians of the cave
With their many legs
Like soldiers by their simple presence
Put passers by on edge
Earthquakes put the arachnids on stand by
The ground beneath does shake
As a wind starts to pass through the cave
And the cobwebs start to break
The eight legged soldiers carry out evacuation procedures
One by one they leave
The cave is going through a drastic change
A chrystalis I believe
Water floods through the dry cave
Washing the cobwebs away
And soon a hum is heard from deep
And light seen the other way -
They have always been in the mountains
Now they’re heading for the beach
The climate is changing down there
It’s warm but not protected by the trees
Exposed on the sand so vulnerable
It’s hard for them let go
Afraid of losing their footing
Remembering to go with the flow
The sand though it’s moving is safe
The tide only will come in so far
The trees are just behind them
So really there’s nothing to fear
The sun warms their bodies
The tribe drop their guard
The children start playing in the shallows
Suddenly they’re eaten by a shark
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