Cowards Are The Shadows

alexharland407 • 20 followers

Cowards are the shadows; silent, so still.
They say Incubus sings in a shadows shrill.
Shameless in sun, surreptitious by night;
sly and selfish, they soil the sight.

Cowards are the shadows; hidden behind.
Spilling with lies and a hoax of the mind.
Clandestine spirits of heartless decay;
their aegis the dark, where the hunter can’t prey.

Cowards are the shadows; evil, abide.
Ill tricks they deploy with no soul inside.
Broken are hearts by the cunning of swine;
naked dishonor, to earth and to time.

Cowards are the shadows; but time is not theirs.
Their guile and their cunning will soon run scarce.  When the sun is mid, there’s no place to hide,
the shadows will madden, weaken then die.

#darkness #general #metaphorical #poetry #psychological-exploration

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Comments & Feedback (10)

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:11 AM

Wow, that's really powerful! And welcome to Opuss?! 😊💙

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:14 AM

Thank you very much! :).

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:15 AM

And yes, this was my first aha

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:20 AM

@heatheranne - Thank you :)! Yehh this was very much my first.

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:22 AM

@alexharland407 well, welcome! Hope you stick around - if you need help with, like, anything, just ask. 😊💜

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:22 AM

@ @HeatherAnne - Thank you :)! Yeh this is very much

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:23 AM

... My first Opuss.

Jan 26, 2013 at 8:24 AM

@HeatherAnne again thanks :) apparently I need help writing a simple comment... Haha.

Jan 26, 2013 at 2:54 PM

This is very good, well done and welcome! ☺

Jan 26, 2013 at 3:03 PM

@crowncottage thank you so much!

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