Shadows Poem by Todd Nelson

Walking through the dark forest
Just as night is setting in
There is no time for rest
The last bit of light is lingering

The shadows being to overwhelm me
Each one of those shadows my regrets in life
All the times I didn’t say sorry
All the times I caused strife

I am not an evil man
I never intend to cause pain
I am doing the best I can
I feel like I am going insane

My path in life has been a rocky one
Full of the normal ups and downs
What mother abandons her own son
Trying to turn the past around

The older I get the more I pull away
My emotions are going numb
Why does my mind think this way
Why couldn’t I have been ignorant and dumb

My brain is smarter than me
So consumed by the what and the why
I wish it came with a key
I’m afraid it will only be turned off when I die

I need to find that place of inner peace
Now more than ever
Where the pain will slowly decease
Where happiness will reign forever