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Faceless Shadow

December 17, 2011
By Plain-Jane ELITE, Grandview, Missouri
Plain-Jane ELITE, Grandview, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"And the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." Revelation 7:17


The winter ice is as cold as my soul.
No one should be alone on Christmas.
Yet, this is what happens, every year.
Trudging through the snow-laden streets,
Shivering despite the coat hugging my shoulders.
In an attempt to console myself, I whisper secrets in the air.
“I need no one. Self-reliance is my only friend.”
But inside the frozen heart, truth blazes undiminished.
The loneliness will not leave me be.
I need someone to care.
They focus on each other.
No one gives a faceless shadow a second glance,
For this is what I am to them.
Another Christmas passes by, taunting my lowly estate.
A harsh reminder that happiness and cheer only disguise selfishness and sadness.



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on Jan. 8 2012 at 4:27 pm
Fabala_G BRONZE, Broomfield, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Try to learn to breathe deeply,<br /> really to taste food when you eat,<br /> and when you sleep, really to sleep.<br /> Try as much as possible to be<br /> wholly alive, with all your might,<br /> and when you laugh, laugh like hell,<br /> and when you get angry, get good<br /> and angry. Try to be alive. You will<br /> be dead soon enough.&quot;<br /> William Saroyan

I love how HUMAN this is! Fantastic capture of what you were trying to say! Love it!