20 July 2025

Poem: Grey Shadow

 

Poem: Grey Shadow

By Abby Weyr, 30 October 2023

All I wanted to be was a grey shadow.

Fly under the radar.

Quietly go about my job.

No notice

Little responsibility.

A simple worker bee,

Not management.

Have time and energy for things

Outside of job.

No one to miss me when dead.

Miss no one when they leave

No one stays.

But it is what I want

Just a simple grey shadow.

It keeps me safe

No connections.

No feelings to hurt.

No feelings of love or joy.

Just flat and safe.

Better than up down inside out feelings

Less confusing.

Simple grey shadow is

Safe and known.

I’ve been successful,

That is all I am a grey shadow.

 

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