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Scared of my Shadow

Yesterday my shadow whispered in my ear, 
do you want to know what it said?
Your shadow despises you 
and your conscience hates you.
Your strength is weakened by your honesty.
Your ambition is black with envy.

You are twisted by your vanity.
You circle your anger to confuse your bitterness.
You say hi to your hatred and bye to your conviction.
You can hear the north but you search for the South.

Core is your vanity, deep is your black.
Punish with your breath.
Shaken from the top, shove to be last.
Mules with the load that Carries your soul

Pieces of yourself ravage with the blackness of your pain
Stillness capture like the light of night.
This dry flake, waters your commitment
soiled with the cloth of your distance. 

The well, the well crumbles with the 
wake of your silence.
The steam from your voice, it's not your own.
Somebody told me the sky was blue, is it true.

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  1. Date: 5/22/2013 1:10:00 PM

    haunting lines ...what is interesting about the piece to me is the use of antithesis...uniquely scrubed!..:) huggs
  1. Date: 5/21/2013 10:59:00 PM

    I looked down and saw that the same word that came to me first time I ever read this one is same word I thought of again: DEEP!!! And a great write, my friend. As for book, I had eight but the place selling them closed its bookstore and down the tubes went my little books.
  1. Date: 5/20/2013 9:15:00 AM

    The sky is blue... and i fear not my shadow, but the blindsides ... a very deep poem... i love the first 4 lines... always~ Linda
  1. Date: 5/20/2013 9:12:00 AM

    Excellently penned. Well done. AO
  1. Date: 5/4/2013 6:20:00 PM

    Enjoyed reading your creative work..Sara
  1. Date: 3/28/2013 5:33:00 PM

    Well, you've penned this very nicely. Happy Easter and spring ;}
  1. Date: 3/8/2013 11:56:00 AM

    Sean Love this, well done...David
  1. Date: 3/8/2013 10:19:00 AM

    You are very talented Sean..good I got to read this wonderful verse libre..this is very creative , you are quite something poet, now I will go find your Margherita Russo..
  1. Date: 3/8/2013 7:39:00 AM

    A very deep and intense write, but very interesting... Read Margharitas work... She like you... are very talented.
  1. Date: 3/7/2013 5:52:00 PM

    I have never thought of my shadow as watching me. Very interesting. Thank you for reading. I would like to read Margherita Russo's poems but I don't know how to find her. I looked in new poems and new poets. She is not there. If I could get a link I would go there. Joyce
  1. Date: 2/16/2013 11:51:00 PM

    A stunning write my dear friend Sean! i love it. thank you so much for sharing this awesome write of you today. I've greatly enjoyed reading it! Belated thank you also for your kind visit on my poem and your very inspiring comments. Have a great day! love/hugs, Leonora
  1. Date: 2/3/2013 8:20:00 AM

    Hi Sean. I love the idea of shadow as conscience. Thanks for your comment on my poem. Kathy
  1. Date: 2/2/2013 5:44:00 PM

    Wow, Sean, Thanks for visiting and I appreciate your comments and the fact that you're listening! : ) This is deep but I don't want to misinterpret what you're saying, so regardless I know this is awesome just because of the incredible metaphors and similies you've employed to create this most exceptional work. Take care and I hope you'll write more when you're ready. Always, your fan, Annalise
  1. Date: 2/2/2013 3:02:00 PM

    This is very well written and with a lot of emotion. Thanks for sharing. Lucilla
  1. Date: 2/2/2013 6:10:00 AM

    Dear Sean, A powerful and soul-searching poem, you out to keep writing for I sense the source has much to offer and a lot of us are thirsty! Thank you!
  1. Date: 2/2/2013 5:51:00 AM

    Reading your poem is revealing my inner soul.I can relate to your powerful verses..bravo..tmfvs
  1. Date: 2/2/2013 12:54:00 AM

    Glad I have stopped by to read this. Got your message. But why are you not writing now? !!Jag
  1. Date: 2/1/2013 5:37:00 PM

    I enjoyed reading your write this evening, a very very strong voice! Light & Love
  1. Date: 2/1/2013 2:51:00 PM

    You show great imagination and you seem to know thy self, everything under a blue sky is known to be true, your shadow loves you, or why else would it follow you, have a great weekend Sean, I am so glad I stopped in, look what I would have missed, you xxx
  1. Date: 1/31/2013 11:13:00 AM

    Sean excellent choice of words, a very compelling write...David
  1. Date: 1/31/2013 2:05:00 AM

    Strong words well written. I am in contact with Margherita she might have told you....Seren
  1. Date: 1/30/2013 10:59:00 PM

    got your message. DONE. It was sweet of you to think of her.
  1. Date: 1/30/2013 10:06:00 AM

    A very deep poem, and a little dark. Thanks for introducing me to Margherita Russo, she certainly is very talented. Would you mind returning the favour? My little sister, Miriam Bell, is only eleven, and dyslexic, but she's really gotten into writing poetry, and it really helps with her confidence when she gets encouragement from other poets. Thanks!
  1. Date: 8/13/2012 12:34:00 AM

    Where you at poet! Stopping by to.check you out!i
  1. Date: 6/15/2012 1:53:00 PM

    Very nice poem
  1. Date: 6/13/2012 8:10:00 AM

    love it! =Juli-Michelle=
  1. Date: 5/30/2012 8:04:00 AM

    From the opening line you had me.....belligerent write!
  1. Date: 5/29/2012 5:48:00 PM

    Very nice work here poet, good word imagery, I see your from Italy I wrote a poem about your country tell me what you think, awesome job with this poem well done
  1. Date: 5/29/2012 12:38:00 PM

    that doesn't sound like your shadow,lol,great
  1. Date: 4/10/2012 1:53:00 PM

    belated congrats and I hope you make it next time in the newest contest that will probably be judged soon.
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