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In Your Shadow | Adeela Alam (11)

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Every child grows up believing they are special

Beliefs enforced by parents and siblings.

That they have a distinct purpose in the world

A life given to them as a gift to make a change.


But what about me?

When you were born

I became nothing more than a silhouette.


Why do I feel reduced to a whisper?

When your life began, mine ended

When you crumbled

I was there to pick up your remains

And put you back together.


How am I supposed to speak again?

I am nothing more than a trace

When it's noon, I disappear.


In the morning

I am tall and large

But still, a silenced voice.


In the evening

I grow wide and strong

But still, a silenced voice.


When it's dawn

And the sun starts to rise

I become smaller and smaller

I vanish. But nobody notices,

Not even you.

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