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It hides itself Better of late That old companion In my shadow That perpetual   Creeping malaise Coiling inside my brain Never springing Only cr  e      e p             i n g       Slithering       Mesmerizing         Paralyzing Logic and common sense. A lord of fear Undermining mental Immune systems Playing my emotions Like a violin concerto– Devil's chord Out of tune socially                                     Mentally. But then I see her In her vulnerable position That sweet           Innocent child/woman Who props up my remains Who takes me back To simpler times And youthful joys When the hooded cobra Was in embryonic form. This one constant in my life Keeps the cobra at bay But it waits just outside the camp Taunting me Whispering just low enough So I can't make out what It is saying. But how can one make out hissing?! When you were always told That you are fine Nothing's wrong Maybe a little neurotic sometimes What can you do? Be reduced to a catatonic state? Where can you hide but in your shadow?
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May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017 at 8:49 AM UTC
What Lives In My Shadow
It hides itself Better of late That old companion In my shadow That perpetual   Creeping malaise Coiling inside my brain Never springing Only cr  e      e p             i n g       Slithering       Mesmerizing         Paralyzing Logic and common sense. A lord of fear Undermining mental Immune systems Playing my emotions Like a violin concerto– Devil's chord Out of tune socially                                     Mentally. But then I see her In her vulnerable position That sweet           Innocent child/woman Who props up my remains Who takes me back To simpler times And youthful joys When the hooded cobra Was in embryonic form. This one constant in my life Keeps the cobra at bay But it waits just outside the camp Taunting me Whispering just low enough So I can't make out what It is saying. But how can one make out hissing?! When you were always told That you are fine Nothing's wrong Maybe a little neurotic sometimes What can you do? Be reduced to a catatonic state? Where can you hide but in your shadow?
That "child/woman" is my wife, my love, my soul mate, a consistent light through periods of light & shadow.
#shadow#malaise#constancy#endurance#stability#deception#cobra
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May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017 at 8:49 AM UTC
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