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The Shadows

After all is said and done, what exists now are the shadows

The shadows of what was once torn by the fabrication I created

The shadows tell us a story we know all too well

They tell us a story of what we were

 

After everything, all that exists is the cool shade we bring from our bodies as we shield the concrete from the sun

We thought we were so transparent that the sun would go right through us

But what was found was not hollow, but not quite solid

What was found was fragile

 

And what exists now, is broken.

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chelsea-daley
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Apr 11, 2013
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