The flickering flame burned with passion
With every emotional rise and fall
With every emotional rise and fall
That moment of ecstasy is etched
By their shadows all over the wall
He chose a different path from her
She saw him walk down the aisle
A broken heart and shattered dreams
Were shadowed by a brave smile
Years passed, by chance they met
They had so much to simply share
Memory floodgates broke open
Their shadows didn’t seem to care
Between a moment all too familiar
He spoke as he looked her in the eyes
I thought you’d make it big someday
But you’ve taken me by surprise
Not only have you resigned to fate
But have succumbed to an ordinary life
I am the master of my own will
And I have a rich and famous wife
Her mind and body revolted
To the words that were spoken
This was a man she once loved
He naivety left her so broken
As she gathered her belongings
She knew she had to find her way
This was not yet over she promised
As she swore to get even some day
Years passed and then one day
He saw her make the news
She’d won accolades for her book
And everyone wanted her views
No one should have that power
No one should be in control
To make you feel so little
That you doubt your own soul
Darkness is a true friend she said
It enveloped all and I stand tall
So when I finally faced the sun
I emerged from the shadows on the wall
Happy to write this with Blog Fest 2012.
Comments
This is truly awesome!
Last 2 stanza are just too awesome…a very unique emotion to write on…brilliant!
I like not being the victim! Well done. Thank you so much for sharing.
This is awesome. I love the spirit and how she emerged from the shadows to soar. Just awesome!
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
Goes to shows that with hard work we can get rid of the shadows and emerge from them
lovely poem
Bikram’s
Loved it. Period.
Inspiring.
Beautiful written!
I’m becoming a HUGE fan of your work. Oh how I love this woman’s determination–after her realization. Excellent take–and you did it in poetic form–even more amazing!!
Cheers, Jenn.
Thanks Janu 🙂
Yes Prateek…they were the essence of this rhyme indeed.
Absolutely Humor after 50………..why should anyone?
Thanks Kathy….I ma glad it came through the way I wanted it to.
Out of a single prompt of ‘shadow’ you have simply weaved magic BG 🙂
Good going, Keep it up 🙂
Regards
Jay
http://road-to-sanitarium.blogspot.in/
You have written so well. There are times people feel that you are wasted. However, it is important to ignore those comments and move ahead and do what one wants to do in life.