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In My Own Shadows

April 18, 2010
By lexxi_rox PLATINUM, Auburn Hills, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is." - James Branch Cabell

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I'm in my own shadows
I see people die
and
the world passing me by

What have I done?
Why have I become such a monster?
What have I ever done to deserve this?

If there is a God
then why can't he save me
from my shadows
that are slowly
consuming me

They are beginning
to
control my mind

They have been
patiently waiting
until one day
when they could attack me
when I was at my weakest

I am now at my weakest
and
their trying so hard
to attack me
but
theirs something
that is stopping them
and
I know it's not
me

I think it may be God...

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