Inktober 2017, Week 1

This year I'm using the official prompt list again (it was made by @jakeparker, who started this Inktober challenge a few years ago), but this time I'm interpreting it through the eyes of one of my newly created characters and accompanied by a short poem. This will also be a good practice for my new comic, starring the character you'll get to know pretty well this month. I'd like to believe I'm stepping up my game in relation to last year's challenge. As usual, I'm going to post here weekly (you can follow my daily posts on my IG account, FB page or dA account). These are my drawings from the first week (Day 1 - Day 8).

DAY 1: SWIFT

"Oh, how swiftly the seasons pass,

Spring makes you feel over the moon,

Summer just seems to fly away,

Fall and winter come way too soon!"

DAY 2: DIVIDED

"You're so close, yet so far away,

I lost you somewhere down the line,

Distant, divided and apart,

My dear shadow, are you still mine?"

DAY 3: POISON

"Rude comments, bad news all around...

Why do I read them? Who needs those?

But each day I'm drawn to this flame - 

That's my poison, my daily dose!"

DAY 4: UNDERWATER

"What is hidden? What lies beneath?

What's underwater? Can you see?

There's always something out of sight,

You never know what it can be."

DAY 5: LONG

"It's been a long road to get here,
But I still don't know what it means,
Drawing and doodling my whole life,
And still feeling stuck in my teens."

DAY 6: SWORD

"They say there's nothing you can't do -
Go for it, don't just stand and moan,
But some things stay beyond your reach,
Stuck like the sword in the stone."

DAY 7: SHY

"It's hard to explain what it's like
Being shy almost all the time,
While other people play it cool,
You feel like you commit a crime."

DAY 8: CROOKED

"She was the cutest girl ever,
She had a little crooked smile,
And she was mine, but now she's gone -
Some stories last just for a while."