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Aug 2010
Walking in a world that’s black and white
It’s lonely without you here
I’m haunted by shadows and false hopes
And the sound of my tears

I board the empty train
To leave behind this city
I must escape the endless rainfall
Here I am surrounded by my pity

The only luggage I have
A delicate box, felt lined
Filled with photographs
That I couldn’t leave behind

Sifting through the memories
As tears roll from my eyes
While the cities pass by slowly
Each picture seen, a part of me dies

The memories printed on paper
The laughs, celebrations and smiles
My mind has forgotten what happiness is
All I see is emptiness for miles
© August 19. 2010. Shanna Howse.
Shanna Howse
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Shanna Howse
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