Shadows in the dark
Shadows in my mind
Shadows in my heart
Shadows in time

We pass the myriad crowds
In silence, unseen
Our company to ourselves
To ourselves, we keep

We believe we are famous
We believe we achieve success
We believe we are desired
It’s all in our heads

Seeking to show meaning
Relevance, purpose
To the inherent meaningless
We assign value

As we struggle
And fight
And die
Then disappear as ghosts

In a decade maybe two
No one even remembers you
A faceless denizen
In a sea of humanity

That was born
And grew
Lived
And died

Without ever really
Knowing
Why
Alone

We believe we make a difference
We served a purpose
We made connections
We left this place as we came naked and Alone

As for all the rest
Illusions in matter
In time
It existed only in our minds

An Original Poem by H.R Beebe