Eclipsed by a Fantasy
The Persistence of Reputation
Everything I have ever done, right and wrong,
Circles above me like a kettle of turkey vultures
Looking down upon me as I get by in my day-to-day
In my desperate attempt to survive under the weight of their memory
Persisting, forever in the shadow of who and what I once was
Still trying to live up to the image of me that you tightly hold
Eclipsed by a fantasy that I can never escape, a person I can never be
About the Creator
Stephanie Hoogstad
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com
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