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Lonely Shadow
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since 2000-03-14
Posts 128
Virginia

0 posted 2001-10-09 12:12 PM


Watching people slowly pass by
Seeing lovers and joyous friends
Laughing, loving, smiling
In this almost perfect world
As I sit in my personal hell
The bounties of heaven
Flourish on every face
As I know only the curses of hell
Demons plucking at my very heart
Slowly slicing away
Cutting my heart and soul into pieces
Watching as the sorrowful remanence
Of a once proud man
Slowly scatter against the wind
Jaded and torn, I can only watch
Knowing that I may never stand among them
To truly know the wonders they possess
My inner demons laughing within
Hearing their awful voices taunting me
Knowing that I have become nothing
truly a shadow, visible for only a moment
the sun shining brightly, feeling briefly
the warmth of love and happiness
giving a little piece of my heart
to those whom I care for
but finding they never really cared
then the emptiness deep inside
the night returns to haunt me
and I am lost, then soon forgotten
but I can see dusk, nightfall approaches
the shadows must wither and die
Should I die also, leave all whom I love?
My life, my heart scattered across time
My love, spurned and discarded like garbage
Tears pouring down my cheek
Still asking the same question
The same cold and sorrowed question
I have asked for the whole of my life
If I were to die tomorrow,
Would anyone really care?
I know only a few would feel some remorse
But none would remember me
Because no one remembers a shadow
Once it has died with the light

Fear destroys the mind, depression destroys the soul... only love and compassion may save you from death.

© Copyright 2001 Lonely Shadow - All Rights Reserved
JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
1 posted 2001-10-09 05:50 PM


I have shared these same thoughts and many times I thought someone did care and then I started wondering and yet the important part is did I have friends, did I love, did I care?   James
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136
Mobile, AL
2 posted 2001-10-11 05:11 PM


Intense, sad, and very well done with the conveying of it all.  

Sometimes the heart needs the solace of solitude and silence.

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding
3 posted 2001-10-12 07:27 AM


Ouch, this hurts. Well written, but painful. I hope this is just one of those miserable days, and the world looked better the next day.

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

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