The shadow



I find myself in the shadow
As a stranger
Who takes a part in this life
By accident

Almost as an intruder
Who doesn’t know the rules
Of this game

I try to put on a brave face
This that within me I do not really care
Of the things so close to me

The deepest love we feel
Is this far away
This that we can’t touch
Looking far on the horizon
That we reach on the stars

But not this one which is so close
To become everyday life
So simple as the baby's cry
Demanding to change its nappy

But I’m coming back to you
Seeing you covering boys
While you look at them
With such a tenderness
That tears put away
This internal voice
Which is pushing me
To the circle of magical dreams
That are stifling
This love with the smell of life
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XABX AXX XXC XDXXX XBXX XXXXDXCXXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 701
Words 148
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 10

Anna Cellmer

I am a Polish female living in the heart of the greenest region of Poland called 'The land of a thousand lakes'. I am married and a mother of two beautiful boys, working at the University of Warmia and Mazury at the Real Estate Management and Regional Development Chair. Poetry is the subject I use to fill my days, to make them full of love, light and smiles and hidden desires.Much of what I write is based on personal experiences and people who have come my way during this long trip of life which I live by.The inspiration comes from life and everything that touches my heart. Anna more…

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