The Shadow
Long time ago.. I stood up to watch the view before me. There were forests, lakes, mountains and rivers... everything they said that formed a part of paradise. But amidst it all I saw a hideous shadow before me. I closed my eyes in fright. But after a point of time, I imagined the shadow was never there, or perhaps it had left. I found the courage to open my eyes. Alas! It was still there. Macabre and taunting.
Once more I shut my eyes. Hoped and prayed it would go. But no, the next time I open them, it loomed before me as big as ever. Not remotely diminished, not even slightly faded. It mocked me with its glowing red eyes. I stumbled, bled and burned.
The shadow was always there. All the time. Every time I opened my eyes, I saw it stare right back with its piercing eyes. Every single time. I think it will never go.
I just need to turn around and change my view.
Once more I shut my eyes. Hoped and prayed it would go. But no, the next time I open them, it loomed before me as big as ever. Not remotely diminished, not even slightly faded. It mocked me with its glowing red eyes. I stumbled, bled and burned.
The shadow was always there. All the time. Every time I opened my eyes, I saw it stare right back with its piercing eyes. Every single time. I think it will never go.
I just need to turn around and change my view.
posted by Slim at
12:56 PM
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