The Shadow Girl and I | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. The Shadow Girl and I

The Shadow Girl and I

June 19, 2011
By GodsGirl36 PLATINUM, Topeka, Kansas
More by this author
GodsGirl36 PLATINUM, Topeka, Kansas
48 articles 3 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing.

View profile

I looked at her,
She looked at me,
The shadow girl and I.
She moved her right hand;
I shifted my left,
The shadow girl and I.

I tried to smile;
She failed as well,
The shadow girl and I.
She tried to stop her tears;
I felt mine falling,
The shadow girl and I.

I closed my eyes;
Hers fluttered shut,
The shadow girl and I.
She balled her fist;
I curled my fingers,
The shadow girl and I.

I threw out my fist;
She did, too,
The shadow girl and I.
She felt the glass shatter;
I flinched at the sound,
The shadow girl and I.

I listened to my ragged breath slow;
She waited for her heartbeat to fade,
The shadow girl and I.
She wondered what would happen next;
I shivered in anticipation,
The shadow girl and I.

I opened my eyes slowly;
She stared back at me through the shattered mirror,
The shadow girl was I.

© Lindsey D.,Marblehead, MA

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
La Push
By Renesmeem BRONZE
SeaTac, Washington
Renesmeem BRONZE, SeaTac, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
To a Brother Growing Up
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Motley Crue: I really hear you
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Overcoming Stage Fright
By kiwi12 PLATINUM
Austin, Texas
kiwi12 PLATINUM, Austin, Texas
28 articles 10 photos 365 comments
View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?&quot;- Hollywood Undead

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.