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Shadow
A shadow lurks in a dark room
I can see you, but I can’t feel you
Every single step I take the shadow follows
Twisting and contorting its way through countless barriers I put up
I try to shake you, but I can’t get rid of you
I can’t seem to run fast enough and block you out no matter how hard I try
And at times I even want you to catch me just to feel your dark twisted warmth
Just to know what it would be like if you would stay and not fade away like you always do
But I digress and fight to push you away because I can’t take it anymore
I can’t bare the pain of disappointment anymore after 14 years
Your warmth used to be pure and good, no matter the imperfections
But now that you don’t own up to your short comings and look to blame your inadequacy on others
I don’t hear you anymore
I don’t feel you anymore
I just can’t accept you no matter what has happened in your life
Because I know we all have the power to make decisions in our lives
And you have chosen yours and I have chosen mine
Now people tell me no one is perfect and I should be grateful
But all it does is just make me more hateful
For you expect me to achieve greatness but the one I’m supposed to emulate
Look to for guidance
Forsakes his responsibility
But hey I appreciate your lingering presence
I appreciate your spiritual and philosophical wisdom… for I can take from that
I can take from your free and innovative spirit and your ability to lead others
Now from all this you might think I sound distasteful or loathsome
But if it weren’t for you and all these experiences I wouldn’t be the young man I am today
And the man I am becoming
For you are my role model and mentor
For you show me what makes a man and what destroys a man
Not only a man but an individual free from the confines of others ideas
A man who thinks for himself
I thank you for all that you have done
And I love you
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