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[2015] Leaving My Shadow In The Dark

I walk alone  
back to the wall  
My shadow, I disown  
along street it does crawl;  
ducking into the alleyways  
this blackened figure preys  
on the flaming trashcan bums  
stilletoed whores  

Strike a match  
light a cigarette  
and in the flash I can see  
this creature of the night
glaring back at me  
from behind window panes  
doorways and every unlit street corner  
as a wicked wind unfurls through town  
 
Pausing under storefront awning  
wishing the moon up above  
was the sun now dawning  
without a clue as to
where I'm going
  
What better way is there
to leave what's behind me in the past?   
What better way is there?  
 
Leaving my shadow in the dark
 
 
Written by JohnnyBlaze
Published | Edited 11th Aug 2020
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