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Dazac got a reaction from Change in Poetry Corner[u]Beware the Shadow
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Beware your surroundings, they're not what they seem
It is but illusion, it is but a dream
And you will find, that when this is so
You realize that you are the one in control
A slip of the mind can cause great fear
As slithering shadows bring about tears
You forget that you're dreaming
You're lost in yourself
A void opens up, swallows you whole
As you fall, you reach out for something to hold
Then you stop, you find something to grip
You look up and see that there's nothing in your fist
Your eyes go wide and you start to scream
Still forgetting it's not but a dream
You see it now, the ledge you'd caught
It was only the shadow of the ledge at the top
So beware the shadow, that liquid dust
Lest you grasp for the shadow, not the real stuff.
(So, this was an on the spot poem, so it's pry lacking in quality. It was inspired by a quote from Aesop which goes, "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow." I'm sure given time I could come up with a better poem, but the quote made me think of MD immediately, and the focus on illusion and things not always being what they appear to be. Essentially a shadow, imitating the object.)