Me and My Shadow

By darkness_descends

I'm resigned to my fate,
Of misery and hate.
No longer searching for perfection,
I've accepted my life of rejection.
I'm used to being alone,
And walking the road of life on my own.
Taking this path the only way I know,
Finding comfort in the company of my shadow.
He's always with me,
And he understands everything.
When tears stream down my anguished face,
He swallows them in empty space.
He's been with me my whole life,
Through all the pain and all the strife.
When I feel alone I look to the ground,
Where he can always be found.
He's always there,
And he'll always care.
Though he can't speak,
He's my strength when I am weak.
Whatever I do,
When I think I can't make it through,
And where ever I go,
It will always be me and my shadow.

(comments are greatly appreciated)

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Published on Saturday, November 25, 2000.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: kudos my friend, one of the first ive seen to gain a rythem and flow, also my choice of writing style-keep it up

  • dwells On Monday, August 8, 2011, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    "Me and my shadow" is an old 40s song I do believe? Can't say anything but praise for the piece you wrote as it gives a new twist to an old standard, and your style is much to my liking, thanks.

  • A former member wrote: i love these. it's sounds right. i always wondered where i could find my comfort. now i know where to look.

  • riCOCKulous On Sunday, February 22, 2004, riCOCKulous (19)By person wrote:

    beautiful, i wrote s/t similar... but my shadow is in my head. "Finding comfort in the company of my shadow" very emotional. it truely is a pickup, knowing that your shadow is always there. (its like a permenant friend thumbtacked to your feet!)

  • A former member wrote: I am loving everything i am reading from you. ~cold~

  • A former member wrote: Wow...you're writing just fits together so perfectly. It's great. All of it leaves me breathless with it's perfectness. I love it all. It's just amazing. I wish I wrote as well as you can. I think you've got alot of talent. Keep it up.

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