I put this poem together a few months ago. This chronicles a person struggling with his sanity, but we soon learn why at the end of the poem. The person casts no shadow, and it is really beginning to wear him down mentally.
The sun stares at me like an accusing eye
The moon by happenstance, my abettor
My shadow left me alone to die
I did nothing wrong, but no shadow to fetter
Abject cowardice from my faceless entity
My sanity toils to remain
But I refuse to absolve my identity
Despite the hate and disdain
I see passing shadows, but none are mine
I walk along with them to camouflage my loss
Embracing the lie that I am fine
I beg and pray and kiss the holy cross
I am but a ghost; I cast no shadow on the walls
I’ll continue to walk this world until my God calls
Let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading!
Travis
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Travis J. McRoy 
Great story and description ❤
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Thank you! That was a fun one to put together and the twist at the end just fell into place so well. 🙃
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“ my shadow left me alone to die”… very well said 😊
It’s just a moment when we let go of ourselves. A very touching poem.
Thanks for sharing your amazing thoughts with us.
P.S. I wanted to share your poem in my LinkedIn page but I couldn’t; not even as a link. I don’t know why.
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Hehe. That was a fun poem to craft. Glad you enjoyed it. You’re welcome! Thanks for reading my work! Hmm…🤔 Good question. You should be able to share it. I’ll check on some things make sure you can. May have to do it from my actual webpage. With this link: https://travisjamesmcroy.com/2021/02/05/a-poem-cast-no-shadow/
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I’m able to share the link now.
Thank you!
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Excellent! That’s good news!
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