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Stoning The Shadow
"Stoning The Shadow"
The wounds are permanent
Memories bleed profusely
Living inside of the scar
Picked at like a scab
A reminder of where he has been
Who he is and
Where he will go
An intimate soliloquy
Renders insight within silence
Loneliness offers only thoughts
Eventually illuminating the answer
Once hidden in the letters of the questions words
Moving a step back
Standing and watching the show
Critiquing the absurd
On the move like a migrating herd
Speaking what doesn't want to be heard
The truth about oneself
A reflection that doesn't want to be looked at
Stealing the eyes of an introvert
Weaving in and out of time
Breaking the links in several chains
Weighed down by one anchor
At the bottom of individual identity
In disagreement with a delusional ego
Preparing for a lengthy battle
Ready for death if conquered
Change is necessary but not right now
The shadow now burns with intolerance
Creating a path rather than following another
Behind are only one set of footprints
The choices made have brought him here
His endurance was built by pain
The tears fell like rain
A face labeled with multiple misnomers
Forced to swallow the adjectives for hatred
Breaking another piece of a shattered glass
That wishes to be whole again
