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The Shadow (Free verse) by PawnedTidal
I've been so unhappy lately,
But I've come to a revelation.
It's time I finally did something
About my situation.
I stare down at my shadow,
Cast upon the ground.
But when I look up,
The sun's nowhere to be found.
The shadow is outlined
In pale white.
How could this be?
Something doesn't seem right.
I kneel down,
But the shadow doesn't move.
This is unheard of,
But what does it prove?
I wipe at the white outline,
And my hands are filled with chalk.
My throat goes dry,
And I am unable to talk.
A chill courses through me.
My head is spinning.
I suppose it wasn't my shadow
From the very beginning.
I look at my skin,
Translucent and ghost-like.
Dead; but less so than I've been
For most of this life.
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