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We're a shadow of what was me.... (Free verse) by Haleyj
Speak to me, my preciousâ¦
Now tell me what you seeâ¦
I see a shadow in the corner
A shadow of what was me
I look into her eyesâ¦
Her pain is all so clear
I wonder why she shakes like that
When anyone gets near
I long to hold her closeâ¦
To wish her fears away
And stay with her all through the night
Making sure that sheâs ok
But when I reach out to wardsâ¦
The desperate girl I seeâ¦
I find Iâm touching glassâ¦
And that girl is really me
I look into her eyesâ¦
Iâm shocked by her despair
I see her sobbing in her room
Her parents unaware
Again I reach towards herâ¦
The cold glass soothes her pain
I know that I must reach her now
Before she goes insane
But no matter how I try...
Sheâs still on the other side
Reaching back towards my hands
Yet longing to run and hide
And now she looks so broken
As I smash the cold hard glass
I know that I must reach herâ¦
And I know it must be fast
I see her falling piecesâ¦
Distorted on the floor
Contorted in so many ways
Sheâs broken now Iâm sure
I reach out to the glassâ¦
But sheâs gone from my own sight
I long to find her broken soul
I long to put it right
But I donât know how to save her
From what I have become
I try so hard to call her back
When she starts to run
Tonight I stare⦠in the glassâ¦
And now I start to seeâ¦
Both of us come from my heart
Weâre a shadow of what was meâ¦
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