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Shadows

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Shadows on the pavement, dancing around
Like flickering flames, but on the ground
They mimic their host without a sound
Complacent with their place in the background

    Hiding from the light, are they afraid
    Everywhere at night, but so small during the day
              Sounds like someone else I know
              Someone I know who has become

         Nothing but a shadow
         Hiding from the sun's glow
         Filled with so much doubt
         Of which nobody knows
                                Feeling so low
                     Just a shadow

New day's light, what does it bring
The birds outside, what do they sing
The falling leaves, from the trees
What the wind is whispering

   Soft eyes avoid each passing gaze
   Growing tired with the the passing days
             Sounds like someone else I know
             Someone I know who has become

         Nothing but a shadow
         Hiding from the sun's glow
         Filled with so much doubt
         Of which nobody knows
                                Feeling so low
                     Just a shadow
            
     All the regrets
     For what has not been done
     Pointless hiding
        or chasing the sun
     Let live and forget
     What has not been done
     Less you hide away
        eventually become
    
         Nothing but a shadow
         Hiding from the sun's glow
         Filled with so much doubt
         Of which nobody knows
                                Feeling so low
                     Just a shadow

Everyone is watching the paint on the wall
Carrying phones with no one to call
So timid and shaken we hide from it all
Afraid of our shadows and the leaves as the fall

    But no longer confused, no longer misused
    No longer afraid, nor hiding behind an excuse
              Sounds like someone else I know
              Someone I know who has become

         No longer a shadow
         Hiding from the sun's glow
         No longer lost in doubt
         Of which nobody knows
                                Not feeling so low
                     No longer a shadow

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Poem #23 of Castaway Crowns
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christelburger's avatar
I haven't related to something this well in a while.
Thank you, dearly, for sharing.
You are still the best at what you do :)