Russell G. Robison

SHADOWS

There is a place inside me
Where I never wish to go
A place that holds a moment
I don’t ever want to show

Remaining unapproachable
With all it can display
Some things are just unspeakable,
And won’t see light of day

Yet still I hear it calling
As it smolders in the dark
And though I keep my distance
It has left on me its mark

A consequence of circumstances
Branded in my soul
From moments in the sadness
In those days out of control