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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

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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 6/1/2013 7:10:00 AM

my kind of poem love it Shadow

Terry O'Leary

Date: 5/31/2013 4:07:00 PM

Nice... Terry