Abandoned Shadow
By Tatiana Pahlen

The darkness of the hollow void
The shadow which forever scares,
Like a hidden, undeveloped soul
Once raised is venturous and careless.
Innate to build bars and walls
Selects the rain instead of sun rays.
By privilege survives alone
And seeks the memories of errors.
What's hard to reach that spins you on
To reach and punch your own shadow.
And find the grave of once buried soul . . .
Your only friend – an abandoned wanderer.

August 18, 1995

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