Love Poem: Empty Shell of a Man
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Written by: Shawn Oussifi

Empty Shell of a Man

He's the empty shell of a man,
Who's ghost does hunt me still
Past-self casting a huge shadow,
That his shoes will never fill,

The man of which my spirit seeks,
The very one I love,
Has disappeared amongst the planes,
Though not the ones above,

Some alternate reality,
A dual universe of sorts,
A swap of mind and maybe body,
'cause he's not the one I know,

That way he walks,
The way he talks,
My gosh, the way he smiles

He has his look
That wicked crook,
He even took his style,

But he's the mirrored flesh it seems,
Walking flesh without the soul,
I look in his eyes, those portals lie,
They're empty and so cold