Shadow by Toni

*Feeling confused at the time*


Speak to me, my precious…
Now tell me what you see…
I see a shadow in the corner
A shadow of what was me

I look into her eyes…
Her pain is all so clear
I wonder why she shakes like that
When anyone gets near

I long to hold her close…
To wish her fears away
And stay with her all through the night
Making sure that she’s ok

But when I reach out to wards…
The desperate girl I see…
I find I’m touching glass…
And that girl is really me

I look into her eyes…
I’m shocked by her despair
I see her sobbing in her room
Her parents unaware

Again I reach towards her…
The cold glass soothes her pain
I know that I must reach her now
Before she goes insane

But no matter how I try...
She’s still on the other side
Reaching back towards my hands
Yet longing to run and hide

And now she looks so broken
As I smash the cold hard glass
I know that I must reach her…
And I know it must be fast

I see her falling pieces…
Distorted on the floor
Contorted in so many ways
She’s broken now I’m sure

I reach out to the glass…
But she’s gone from my own sight
I long to find her broken soul
I long to put it right

But I don’t know how to save her
From what I have become
I try so hard to call her back
When she starts to run

Tonight I stare… in the glass…
And now I start to see…
Both of us come from my heart
We’re a shadow of what was me…



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