Paraphrase
A paraphrase is shadow's child,
slinking in hallway white tiled.
It wears the shape, fills not the skin,
Echoes of fullness are lost within.
It carries a bag of phrases worn,
Tired entrails of the still-born.
A life, once full, is now gone.
With no meaning counted on.
Copyright © John Anderson | Year Posted 2025
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