Passing Shadows

This isn't the end
But the unshakable gloom
Hangs overhead
Feelings detaching
With each deceased moment
The shredded fragments drift
Sauntering through the darkness
Of what once was

Sleep fails me
Regret blankets me
Wrapped in a profound state
Of contorted feelings
A numb beat
Encompassing every motion
Every passing thought
Engulfing even cloaked sparks
Of incidental bliss

I am all I have to give
At most a passing shadow
Trembling through the wind
Vanishing at a moments notice
Lost in a larger existence
With no light left to cast me
I all but fade
A normalcy surmised to prevail
Yet remaining unremarked
Upon departure
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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July 18, 2015 at 5:55 AM
- With smiles and joy I welcome you to P-Soup, Maggie :) - Hope you will find this poem page interesting and post many more poems in the future - Have a great experience together here with us in "the poems world" - I wish you every success - // Anne-Lise :)
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July 14, 2015 at 7:10 PM
Hi Maggie, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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July 14, 2015 at 6:14 PM
Maggie, this is a sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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