Writing Prompt Wednesday #24

Between light and shadow http://writersrelief.com/2018/12/14/125-of-the-best-poetry-writing-prompts-for-poets-writers-relief/

TW: Swearing

NOTE: I’m not following this prompt exactly. When I think of light and shadow I just have to think of good and evil (I’m a fantasy author I can’t help it), so this is a poem from the perspective of one of my characters. I already wrote a song for him called “I See Red”. Anyways, enjoy the poem!

I learned from a very young age
That people don’t let their true colors show
Until you get closer to them
They won’t tell you what they know

Everyone hides themselves behind their
good qualities-we’re all the same.
No one’s who they seem to be
I just say it without shame

So I learned to not get close
Or people will stab you in the back
After all, it’s about what happens
Not how you react

I’m not bad enough to be a villain
I’m not good enough to save the day
No one looks to me for opinions
I just go along on my way

Because no one really wins
At least, not those two sides
The only people who have a chance
Are the ones who save their own hides

So what if I’m between light and shadow?
I don’t care if I’m between evil and good
I’m going to continue on through life
Not giving a rat’s ass
Even though all of you say I should

Cause I’ll always be between light and shadow
I’ll never fit in with evil or good
In the middle’s where I belong
So I’ll be right here
Go ahead, move along

I’ll be right here in between light and shadow