Shadows

Shadows

A Poem by Madi.

 

 Shadows

 

The shadows have had me since I was little

They were all I could remember

I was always independent

Never trusting anyone

All I did was sit

 

It wasn’t until I was older that their evil began to seep in

Their thoughts joined with mine

I was my own bully for a while

I pushed myself down to below the ground

Insecurities grew and flourished in my mind faster than a wildfire

My thoughts didn’t meet me until I met the sun

 

Before the sun it was always cold

Freezing

But one day I decided to take a stand for myself

I pushed the shadows out of the way

They blocked the door to the prison

No one got in

No one got out

 

I took the key to my heart and ran to the warm and loving sun

The shadows were hateful like the devil

The sun welcomed me

I finally found warmth

I gained all of my self confidence that I never knew I had back

Then the shadows came again

 

The shadows came out of the prison that kept me for so many years

I screamed at them to leave but they wouldn’t

They wouldn’t go away

They stood there staring at me with hate in their faces

 

I couldn’t take it

All the things I had gained were sucked from me

I dropped to the soft green grass

As soon as my knees touched it, it all turned black

This nightmare was more than I could take

I felt cold again

Always cold

 

The shadows took me back and invaded my mind

Tears streamed down my face

They never came back but they were always there

Always haunting me

 

Pain became a part of me

Never dying never fading

It was just there

It hurt always

My mind couldn’t break through the barrier that kept it prisoner

 

Again and again I tried to escape but I couldn’t

They wouldn’t let me

One time they left me alone for a little

By then I was sure I had gone insane

I saw the exit that I hadn’t seen in so many years

The grass had regrown

It was beautiful

Simply beautiful

 

The sun spread across my face

The warmth sunk in

The shadows were gone for good this time

I would make sure they wouldn’t return

 

From then on I made sure the evil demons never came back

I lived my life in peace

Never bothered by them

I had not gone insane

I had seen more pain than others

But that turned into a blessing because I was nicer than most

I had a warm heart from then on

© 2014 Madi.


Author's Note

Madi.
*not for young children*

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Personal experiences are always a good starting point for pretty powerful poetry. I'm sorry you had to go through all of this and I hope those demons have left you alone for good. You've pen'd down powerful lines. Thanks for sharing! :)

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