Walking In the Shadows of Why and How

For years, I guess the glass I used to see me on the outside
Revealed a clear sky that sang at one timid glance
From an occasional nod, I called my own
In some remembrance of this cross I wear
For my thousandth second chance

I wonder if the truth of my mortality has chosen now to meet
With the knowledge lifted from this Phoenix’s ashes
Or is it just as plain as the untouched places
Where loneliness now gives rise and fancy strays
To self-inflict a thousand lashes

I look once again into the glass and I see me on the inside
Full of love and the wonder of here and now
With the occasional nod, I call my own
I bravely cross the line I drew in sand so long ago
Walk within the shadows of why and how

Reviews

[roy mccarthy]

i like how this poem leaves a lot up to the reader to interpret,
there are some awesome lines,
'
I look once again into the glass and I see me on the inside
Full of love and the wonder of here and now
With the occasional nod, I call my own
I bravely cross the line I drew in sand so long ago
Walk within the shadows of why and how,'
i think it's a poem of promise neva,
great write!

[Aidz]

Ill second Roy on this one :)

[Layla J Omorose]

Beautifully written as always. Though the first line is a little confusing with the wording. Loved it. Especially the last line.

[Art Sun]

this is interesting Neva...when one can write of their delving into the past or beyond the normality of reality, then one finds that the reality is the sanity of striving to question and grasping the answers to become more than they are...

[Tommy]

The mirror of me has seen a more chances than I can count…The “why and how” I have to say, it must be by God’s good grace…

Great Write Neva!
RLG,
Tommy