By Laurel Ahlfeld
Date: 2011 Aug 26
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Shadow of the Man

I write now that you're gone
To fill the hours between dark and light
When I used to lie in your arms
Or hold you through the night
So now the words become my companion
Which can barely create a shadow
Of the man you were before
Before you started doubting
When you were proud to belong
And I don't know when you stopped
Or how I hadn't noticed
But I think of when I met you
When you held my hands
And kissed me sweetly
And loved being us
No matter who was watching
Or where we were
When you would yell out from a taxi
"I LOVE YOU!"
In the middle of New York City
Not caring who heard or judged
As it began to drive away
And my heart called back the same
Where did that man go?
The one who fought for this love
Separated by thousands of miles
You told me to believe
You told me we were forever
I look in your eyes, and he is there
Still screaming I love yous
And my heart is still calling back the same
But your words
Your words are different now
You stopped holding my hand in public
No more kisses sweetly planted
In front of anyone but ourselves
So now I wonder which man is lying
Because your words have said goodbye
But you come back again and again
And I see the man I love
Hiding behind something I can't get through
No matter how much love I offer
Your only obstacle is you