Echoes in the Shadows
written by: Kelly Doheney
Shadows of the past, pain revealed.
Voices threaten, my lips are sealed.
Robbing me of peace, creating turmoil;
a plant rooted in depleted soil.
Memories that refuse to fade,
An internal cell that I have made.
Creating a trap where they lie;
a storm within, darkening the sky.
Flashes of sound, lightning strikes.
Shattered images are ghostlike.
Fear’s cold grip is a binding chain.
Emotions shower like rain.
In darkness, a fireworks display
Sparks the words that I can’t say.
Time flows like a river,
Yet, my soul is threatened by
the grim reaper.
A haunting replay of lost memories;
pain that passes through centuries.
My heart struggles to be made new;
my eyes are desperate for a different view.
I am reminded that I survived.
I hold on to hope, a heart revived.
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