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Shadow Of His Former Self Poems - Poems about Shadow Of His Former Self

Love Unbound
...Love Unbound In the quiet, unassuming town of Willowbrook, there lives a man named Elias. He was a shadow of his former self, his once vibrant spirit dimmed by the harsh glare of divorce and the cr......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, 4th grade, emotions, fairy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Shadow
...In the shadow of my former self Visions of my body an Elf on the shelf Thrown around so helpless and free Families fight to cuddle me Christmas is my time of year Thrown in a bag till flakes of ......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, allusion,
Form: Free verse



Evolution of My Life
..."Evolution of My Life“Evolution of My Life” In Upstate New York's rustic veil, A warrior's story slowly starts to sail, A tale of scars that won't subside, Of PTSD's heavy,......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, addiction, age, america, anxiety,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Make My Lonley Desert Bloom Again
...A rewrite. It's been a long cold dark lonely winter Since you went away I live in limbo And torture myself every single day The sun used to shine my way But now turns the other way A shadow ......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, absence, abuse, love,
Form: Free verse
Speak of Death
...He sat up in the bed with his thin face buried deep into in his small lap, And for a brief moment his head was a pillow as he took a nap. Slowly lifting his head, the sun greeted his face wi......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, bereavement, change, death, emotions,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member How Hot Was It Momma
...As sundried river beds mock passing clouds Browned fields mourn old scarecrows in shrouds Windmills sit idle as candles are lit hummingbirds silent too weary to flit A rocking chair creaks ou......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, environment, satire, sunset, weather,
Form: Couplet
Count Your Blessing
...Many are born with a silver spoon in the mouth Some are just not happy of their birth If one rightly thinks of how time flies in south You will be grateful for thy breath Keeping all hope onl......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, anxiety, art, blessing, career,
Form: Rhyme
Washing Away Her Mark On Me
...So high all the time Trying to wash her mark away Like waves washing away a sand castle Waves of smoke washing away a masterpiece Deep in my skin like a scar My mind consumed Getting lost in m......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, anxiety, beauty, conflict, crazy,
Form: Rhyme
The Looking Glass
..."The looking glass" Look closely and what do you see? A hopeless addict with hollow eyes, no emotion on their face. A shadow of their former self? Selfishly throwing away everyone they ever loved ......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, addiction, allah, drug, scary,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Last Christmas Haibun
...Christmas was always your favorite time of year, we’d had such fun especially when you dressed up as Santa to entertain the local children. With your white beard and rounded tummy you cer......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, cancer, christmas, i miss
Form: Haibun
My Shadow
...My shadows staring back at me but it’s a shadow of its former self Its looks like someone else’s shadow it’s not the one that I used to cast Should I mourn its passing this missing shadow from......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, health,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the Spirit She Left With Her Mother's Soul
...She was a shadow of her former self In spirit she left with her mother’s soul. Enjoying nothing of her days or nights. Wailing and keening on her mother’s bed. In spirit she left with her mothe......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, death, mother, spiritual,
Form: Pantoum
Ambitious Like Satellite Dishes
...Sitting in the Hall Of Pain malnourished of courage, a cloudy brain, the walls stand tall and plain, stretching up as high as flying planes. My core in confusion, fuming flames icy conclusion? ......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Crossroads
...a shadow of her former self I barely recognized her surprised to meet her here today at the cancer treatment ward in the lobby of life’s casualties ~ AP: Honorable Mention 2020 Submit......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, angst, anxiety, death, destiny,
Form: Free verse
I Must Be a Ghost
...As I approach my twilight years, I find myself less important, less relative in other’s eyes, I’m not needed, lonely and fading away. Once I was the man in charge, all decisions came thru......

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Categories: shadow of his former self, age, wisdom,
Form: Free verse

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