As life goes on
Moves forward
Shadows grow longer
And hungrier for attention
As we step they cling
Our heels dragging them along
The baggage of the past
Weighing them down
They beseech
As they pull at our feet
Calling us to see
To look back
Lest the burden of the past they carry
Should break their grip
Leaving us with lighter steps
But now shallow and empty
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Author:
Lorna (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I asked Michael for a subject yesterday because my brain was tired - and he suggested "shadows" - so this is what happened.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments7
The darkness vows to consume us all. A very true thing indeed. I enjoyed this. Quite right! Well done.
Thanks Nick!
Thanks Terthas - it got a littler heavier than I intended..... sort of meant who would we be without the past.........
Awesome wordplay and metaphor created. Sublime dreary poem.. We all can relate to the wry feel sometimes it u expressed it so poetically. Kudos.
Pleez do write your thoughts too under my newest Poem here.
Thank you for your kind comments!
Good write Lorna, but always remember if you just look forward into the light you will never see the shadows.
Yes Andy - I have to get better at doing that...... we had one day of 70+ temperatures and sun the other day and my....... didn't that put a different spin on things........
Oohh a psychological write - I can't usually say words as long as that! A fine write Lorna. Sometimes we want to hold on to things. We may not know, or may not want, any alternatives. Now I've started being psychol-wotsit! (what's the word? lol)
You know Orchee - you hit the nail on the head....... this is what I was trying to say. And the "may not want" part is especially true........ So you are indeed my psycholowotsit of the day!! (That word flows very nicely when said out loud!)
Wow and did you crack it - superb Lorna. I also wrote something which went off on a tangent and not sure if it's that good but I'll post it tomorrow nonetheless.
Can't wait!
The effect of shadows brought out so clearly and even a bit scary in this deep little verse - - well done Lorna for writing on what we all feel at times - weighed down by shadowy pasts. A most interesting read.
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