"If At All"

 

       " If At All"

On earth he seems alive,

But takes up no space.

Turns toward a gilded mirror,

Yet it reflects no face.

An empty being,

No future no goals...

Lost his soul to the devil,

Many...many years ago.

Walking through this life...

But his heart does not beat.

He wanders...but not alone,

At times...his life is the streets.

So many times he wonders...

Why...did fate make it so?

Was he merely claimed by Satan;

So the tears do not flow?

Perhaps you may have seen,

The darkness he leaves,

As he wanders behind others...

Living life, with none to please.

He wanders around, leaving no trail;

Following  whomever ...he please.

Many times going his own way;

Not knowing...his form will never cease.

    Valentine

Reviews

[HeartInTheDark]

I feel this piece carries a darkness to it i cant describe, it feels like a heavy piece but i cant say why.

[D]

mmm... Sounds like the description of a lot of people today... Well penned.

[Valentine]

I meant it to be the shadow that follows all of us. Kathie

[Lorry]

This piece plays in my head with a mournfully soft Christopher Lee reading it as a eulogy to the lost. Christopher Lee reading the words in my head is of course not anything you have done, but rather it is the voice that connects with me of beauty in sadness. I'm sure we all have our favourite voices we wish would speak our words, but this piece would so fit his tone. I would definitely buy that :)

[Valentine]

Look behind you, see your shadow following you doing all that you do. Kathie

[wordman]

great message kathie,makes you wonder

[Valentine]

Shadows are always somewhere around Ron. Kathie

[Ruth]

This is interesting Valentine, people don't often reflect on the form never ceasing, makes us think about our actions, for sure...we are all just ripples in time, in this realm, I really like this piece :)

[Valentine]

Poppy, just an exaggeration of the shadow that follows all of us. Kathie