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The Shadows

December 26, 2013
By jade brooks BRONZE, Dorchester, Massachusetts
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Here I am;
There you are.
I stand,
waiting,
silently in the shadows.
You smile so bright,
like hope for a lost child.
Your radiance outshines me into
the darkness where I belong.
I watch as you leave me.
Moving on with your life.
You will forget me, soon enough.
For you were “light”, the “sun”,
and I was merely your shadow.
There for you when you needed me.
Maybe someday, you will look up,
half conscious,
and think “Isn't there something missing?”
And I will stand,
waiting,
silently in the shadows.

© Allison M., Westport, MA

The author's comments:
I was thinking about people who don't have any friends and are too shy to make any. They are taken advantage of by others because of this.
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Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 29 2013 at 3:11 pm
Jadesnewgroove PLATINUM, Dry Ridge, Kentucky
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She may have been there for you in the aftermath, but I was there for you when it all came crashing down.-Megan Duke

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I got goosebumps reading this! Great poem!
PeppermintPies said...
on Dec. 27 2013 at 10:08 am
PeppermintPies, Charlotte, North Carolina
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I like this a lot! Great poem.