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tim's Bits and Pieces - 22. Seeking Shadows

In the halls of my memory

Are fleeting glimpses of you

Soft shadows in uneven corners

Cast in permanence on the floor

 

The shape on the landing’s a wish

For you are a specter—a dream

Opaque for an instant, then I reach out

You pass through my fingers like mist

 

I wander alone seeking shadows

Memories, gone before I reach them

I mourn the places I cannot go

Doomed to walk in your footsteps

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Thank you for reading.
Copyright © 2018 Mikiesboy; All Rights Reserved.
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The content presented here is for informational or educational purposes only. These are just the authors' personal opinions and knowledge.
Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are based on the authors' lives and experiences and may be changed to protect personal information. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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This poem also strikes me as a poem about memory and presence. You write about a truth I surely feel - that we pursue a presence in memory that remains tantalizingly just beyond reach. Beautifully done. 

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8 hours ago, dughlas said:

This brings to mind stories of your mum.

Thank you, dugh. i appreciate you reading and leaving a comment xo

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8 hours ago, BHopper2 said:

tim, this is a thought-provoking poem. The use of the words to paint a visual of a person, walking in a dark maze of their own mind, is stunning. The fleeting scraps of memory of departed friends, loved ones, ex-partners, or even those that weren't so good to us, sent chills down my spine. For me, it reminds me of my first boyfriend and true love.

thanks A ... i think we, each of us, have many specters wandering. I appreciate your wonderful comments xoxo

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6 hours ago, Kitt said:

That was the first thing came to my mind as well.

 

Lovely 

thank you, Kitt!  i appreciate it.

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4 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

This poem also strikes me as a poem about memory and presence. You write about a truth I surely feel - that we pursue a presence in memory that remains tantalizingly just beyond reach. Beautifully done. 

thanks Parker, yes ...just beyond our grasp.  thanks for your wonderful comments ... xoxo

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1 hour ago, Reader1810 said:

Nice tim, really nice... :) 

thank you, Reader .. i apprecaite you reading it and leaving your thoughts xoxl

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