Again into the shadows

Inspired by NoelHC’s poem “Picket Fence”.

Again into the shadows

 

 

 

Off in the distant shadows, sit the ones who are of little use, or not needed as much as they use to be.

 

They are the ones that are needed or wanted for a short time, then like an old coat they are gently hung in the closet and thought of from time to time like an old memory that surfaces.

 

These are the ones who know that being needed for a short time is their part in life. They fill a space in another’s needs, and for a short time it seems like the new person could be the one, and they never have to return back to the shadows.

 

But it never lasts; it won’t be long before someone more permanent slips into their place. A sad good bye or, “thanks for being a friend when I needed one” are all the shadow people get.

For most, that is enough because they know soon they will be needed again for a short time to help another through a difficult or not so difficult time in their life.

 

Either way the shadow people are needed in the same way a step is needed to help someone reach who they were meant to reach.

They are the carpenters of the heart, and they are very skilled at their craft. But when the new doors are hung and the cracks are filled and smoothed over…they will be asked (ever so gently) to move on.

They bow their head with great respect and quietly slip back into the shadows to await another heart whose cracks need to be filled and smoothed over.

Author's Note

This was inspired by NoelHC’s poem “Picket Fence”.

Reviews

[lakki]

I thought of the old while I was reading your story, I loved it.

[ron]

Thank you.
The shadow people have no specific age, they are the ones that are temporary love used for those between broken hearts and true love.

[lakki]

Ok, thank you for the clarification.

[ron]

No problem but I do like your interpretation, I did forget that the old some times get treated the same way.
So thank you for giving me new insight to my own poem. You are more then welcome to do the same with any of my other writings, gives me a different perspective to what I am saying :) thank you again dear friend.

[lakki]

Glad I've helped.

[ron]

I am to. I do like it when some one does that with one of my writings.

[NoelHC]

A different take on the same situation, "carpenters of the heart", you captured the essence here very well. I am pleased my writing inspired you here.

[ron]

Thank you Noel. And I thank you for inspiring me.

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is sad.People feel like this sometimes when friends and family cannot find time for them .Only searching them out when they need them and forgetting them when they don't.Very sad Red.

[ron]

Thank you Vidya. It's also for the ones who use others for a quick romantic fix or a rebound.

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome and people should not use each other in this way it is very unkind.