# SHIFTING SHADOWS

There are times when someone passes by our side and we don't feel any different about that person but that person is actually fighting a battle with self to fight the shifting shadows.....

There's a girl,

who lives in the shifting shadows.....

fighting a battle with herself and on her own!

She wears smile effortlessly on her lips every day

just as;

she hides her dark past from everyone!

and they say she's a great artist...

no doubt she must be;

'cause 

she had changed all her screams 

to pretty tattoos...

She always fights for others bravely

just as;

she had always fight off her demons!

and they say she's a great artist...

no doubt she must be;

'cause 

she had changed all her moans

to sweet laugh...

She stubbornly never trusts any compliments she gets

just as;

she would always find a reason to live!

and they say she's a great artist...

no doubt she must be;

'cause 

she being a warm-blooded animal was

the cold-blooded monster within.....

There's a girl,

who lives in the shifting shadows.....

fighting a battle with herself and on her own!

which no one knows about...........

Author's Note

There are times when someone passes by our side and we don't feel any different about that person but that person is actually fighting a battle with self to fight the shifting shadows..... I think many of you will find it relateable .....constructive reviews are welcome...... :)

Reviews

[Andrew Nelson Stewart]

You are a fine wordsmith and how all words clash and share space for each other with their own meanings like for example Line "she would always find a reason to live! shows Independence warrior of life. Yet throughout your poem is very thoughtful and felt alot of empathy for passersby never know what souls are going through only trying to live best of their abilities and responsibilities mixed with love and careful crafted yearning to survive. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger yet still in pain. It's very thought provoking and loved every word. keep writing sincerely your friend in poetry and life . ps " Sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that? Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he or she wishes to think we are." Carlos Zafon

[anonymous_at]

sometimes what doesn't kill you, in the long run, get you earning to be murdered silently, like you being pushed off from the 9 the floor when you are standing on the brink ......so in my point of view if you ain't the sinner person out here then you don't deserve to be announced of silent torture .....yes you are right...I indeed find it more comfortable to speak my true thoughts out with a stranger but you know you while you are sharing your s**t out with a stranger you are risking your personal information ....well good enough information to be blackmailed...so u know we do want to talk to strangers because some genuine people would actually see you as flesh and bone and not as a carved puppet playing your role in a play called life with its director being GOD and production company known as the universe and you know what genuine strangers listen and help you out with not keeping track of your past and present and future .. they present their ground on what they SEE and HEAR...SO I guess that's why we prefer strangers.

[anonymous_at]

and thanks a lot for dropping by and giving out constructive review :) and I'm glad that you liked my work...

[Andrew Nelson Stewart]

Very true and also in the same vicinity of passions and opportunities to have common ground to stand with other strangers in a different reality from yours when you write. Its always advised safeguard your heart and yet let go a bit . Yes true sharing your s**t there's always something good or bad when sharing haha. Sure thing keep writing

[barleygirl]

This is one of the most creative & compelling & brilliant messages about "feeling bleak" that I've ever read! What stands out the most are your inventive "they say she's a great artist . . . " passages . . . each one so stunning in the way the comparison is crafted. I love it when a poet uses parallel language in a somewhat repeating refrain (but not resorting to the easy route of stamping out identical repeating passages). Another thing that's astonishing is the way this message is mostly a bleak one, but there's a continuing spirit of challenging whatever bleak state of mind has seized a person . . . all in all, the message feels victorious!?!! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[anonymous_at]

Well to be honest I wrote it when I thought I have at last won everything and is going to have normal life just like others but not very soon I found out that it was just two days happiness......ND now when I read my own poems .....which others find motivating ND victorious...but I can only find it depressing.....
Well it's great to see if my poems can lift up somebody else.....
Luv
-A-

[Raghib]

Theres a girl in the shifting shadows,
They say she is an attention seeker.
For she has never hid her scars,
And the tears that flowed.
There was a girl in the shifting shadows,
They still say she is an attention seeker.
I may believe what they say,
If only the dead needed attention .

There are many battles. Some lose and some win. But you can never say who was the stronger one !

[KurKota]

This is the most authentic writing I personally have ever read on here.
There really is nothing anyone should say about this,.......just read and reread, and take what it is saying within themselves. Yes, I know an artist that paints with words....and it is you my friend.

[anonymous_at]

I'm glad to know that😄

[Pooja Chintamani]

It connects me to myself so true.. Very fine expressions u written how it feels how the time she passes. Lovely

[anonymous_at]

Thank you for your review.... :)
It's good to see that there are lots of ppl out there who are fighting a battle just like me...

[sette]

yes the hidden self that we try hard to hide for fear of rejection or sometimes betrayal. but then if these things do not happen in our life time what is the reason why we need to be stronger and tougher?

[anonymous_at]

Ya you are right but if you have someone to count on then, it would be nice and om top of that it's not necessary to go through the test for way too long also...
Btw thanks for sharing your view... :)

[sette]

you are very much welcome

[anonymous_at]

.... :)

[The Iron Horseman]

This is very moving and quite beautiful. We all fight our demons in our own way. You seem to be using your writing to purge your soul; good for you!

A couple of typos, though:
'She wears smile effortlessly on her lips everday'
should be:
'She wears a smile effortlessly on her lips every day'
And:
'she had always fight off her demons!'
should be:
'she had always fought off her demons!'

Hope this helps! Nice work.

[anonymous_at]

Thanks a lot... I always try my best but idk how come I always end up making grammatical mistakes..... Thanks a lot once again for suggestions... :)

[Deep]

"There's a girl,
who lives in the shifting shadows....."
from the very first line poem snatches the attention of the reader and repetition of line- 'and they say she's a great artist...' ,realizes to me the melancholy and darkness hidden under it. beautifully woven!!

[anonymous_at]

Thnks a lot... I want to write darker and quite snatchy poems... :) thanks for dropping by... :)

[Anjali]

"she being a warm-blooded animal was
the cold-blooded monster within....."
I loved these lines! They're incredible! I really liked it. Keep writing!

[anonymous_at]

Thank you so much..... :) they are actually the reality of mine.
Thanks once again for taking out some time to read my poem and to encourage me... :)

[Anjali]

you're very welcome!

[anonymous_at]

Hmmmm .... :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Most of us are fighting a demon. Steady battle.
"There's a girl,
who lives in the shifting shadows.....
fighting a battle with herself and on her own!
which no one knows about.."
I did like the complete poem. Above lines. True and wonderful. There is good and there is bad in us. We decide you shall win. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[anonymous_at]

Thanks a lot for giving me an encouraging and constructive review.....and yes you are right everybody is fighting a battle to be a part of the socializing group...thanks once again..... :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I fight my battle daily. Ghost and demons are always chasing. Just run faster. You are welcome.

[anonymous_at]

Seems like you have a way with your battle!!