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The Shadow Man

A man watches the water flow bye
Thinks of how he’s going to die
He’s got the shadow man
He’s got the shadow man
Women stares into death
Lost child high on meth
She’s got the shadow man
She’s got the shadow man
Children smile on their last day
All the words they’ll never say
They got the shadow man
They got the shadow man

Copyright © Matthew Horstkotter | Year Posted 2013

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Omojewve Emmanuel Brown Date: 3/13/2017 6:41:00 AM Sadness and death looks like shadow but real. We must live life with cuation . nice to read this. Login to Reply

Cecilia Macfarlane Date: 6/10/2013 4:35:00 AM Powerful write and moving Matthew...one never knows when the shadow man will be upon them, live life to fullest now. Hugs Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 6/7/2013 8:42:00 PM Hello Matthew, wow... the poem haunts the particular words over and over.. i got the shadow man... enjoyed.. Linda Login to Reply

James Horn Date: 6/3/2013 6:56:00 AM You are going to have to fill me in as to what a shadow man is though. Login to Reply

Audrey Haick Date: 6/2/2013 8:30:00 PM A sometimes sad part of living and dying...great write, Matt. Thanks for reading mine. Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/2/2013 12:59:00 PM I am going to stand where the sun is directly above me so that the shadow man can't touch me. Well done poem, very thought provoking. Login to Reply

Robert Pettit Date: 6/1/2013 8:53:00 PM The "Shadow Man" must also be the angel of death. You're not describing Lamont Cranston here. Good write. Login to Reply

Shadow Hamilton Date: 6/1/2013 7:10:00 AM my kind of poem love it Shadow Login to Reply

Terry O'Leary Date: 5/31/2013 4:07:00 PM Nice... Terry Login to Reply