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Shadows Are Merely Specters (Bussokusekika)

I thought I'd found home
My shadow followed me there
In darkness and light
It mirrored my every move
It was just an illusion
Shadows are merely specters

Edwin Tanguma 12/5/2023

Edwin Tanguma

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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Is there any escaping ghosts from one's past? ? ? Or will they continue to haunt one is finally touched by death's sweet embrace? ? ?

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