Shadow Wolf
My body cringes as thoughts
start to rub together sending
a warm wave through me that melts
the ice around my heart revealing
the pain that haunts the love trying
to slip through screaming for mercy
as personalities grind it into a hatred
that sits in the pit of my stomach
I sit in a pool of doubt mourning
my self-esteem as words start to
bend around me trapping me in a
vortex of lies that suck the light from
my flame drowning my confidence in
the sea of darkness contaminated by
the whispers of envy and jealousy that
bring me to my knees gasping for air
I feel the oxygen leave my
conscience as the shadows dance
around me with a gravelly laugh
intercepting every emotion that
breaks through while breathing into
me a new reflection opening my eyes
to the flames on both sides of the
fence exposing to me a new horizon
I rise with a fractured smile
taking each step with my head
high learning and embracing my
self-worth while watching the
lies fall flat on the paper shifting
my attention to building myself for
the experience of a new chapter
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