Friday, April 10, 2015

NaPoWriMo Day 9 + 10: An Abecedarian Calligram: Shadow of a Man

Shadow of a Man Version 6
Photoshop Manipulation by The Real Cie

 Shadow of a Man

             Amazing
                 Beautiful being
              Creature of love 
             Diamond in the rough
           Envisioning creating a better world
             Fanciness was foolishness in your eyes
           Gifted, talented, mind razor sharp
              Heart fragile as blown glass
               Ingenuous although leery
             Just a simple person
             Kind and gentle
             Little lost boy
             Mystery to himself
             Never really at peace
               Only the music made sense
             Pain drove him to erroneous choices
             Quietly he slipped away to recover
                Real and true and better than he knew
                   Such a gallant soul deserves far better
                  Than to die feeling abandoned and alone
                   Unquiet ghost haunting empty house
                  Valiant nonetheless unto the end
                  Wishes don't come true
                    Xanatos waits until
                    Your time reaches
                 Zero at last

                                       ~Cie~                     
                   


Notes:
The shape is an hourglass or an urn or something. I started out with idea of making a butterfly but gave up in frustration. Someone less dyslexic than I am might succeed.

To my wonderful writing sister Thalia for coming to my defense recently:



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