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Hitchhiker

sonnet of shadows challenge

By Ashley LimaPublished 12 months ago 1 min read
Hitchhiker
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Stuck at the soles of my feet, she follows me,

And it's hard to discern just whose destiny is predetermined.

Decisive steps and movements made;

Compulsion or decision, energy converted.

An unrequited love, an eclipse, a near kiss,

And I wonder what she does at night when I'm sleeping.

Does she dance around the room alone?

Does she travel outside while I'm dreaming?

I wonder if she misses the sunlight,

Obstructions constantly blocking her view.

It might be I who is the darkness;

A storm cloud avoiding the truth.

Are we one and the same? Are we in each other's way?

If my shadow could speak, what would she say?

Sonnet

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Ashley Lima

I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.

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    Written by Ashley Lima