--- title: Crawling date: 2008-05-17T11:54:19Z modified: 2008-05-18T11:56:18Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/crawling-part-2-of-the-poem-shadow/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 199 categories: - Life Poems - Love Poems author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2008-05-18T11:56:18Z tags: - Life Poems - Love Poems --- this is a continuation of the previous poem – [shadow](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/shadow.md) ——————————————————- i stood there in total awe frozen by shock completely drenced in sweat i couldnt believe what i saw my inner self once completely pure in the few years i was on the sides i sold my soul to the satan i sold my soul to the power of darkness now, at a time when i wish to live again i am being put to test by what was once mine by own my self i watched unable to move an inch of what has transpired right before my very eyes still in shock i try to call the powers to help me i try to summon the gods in the heavens frozen in shock words failed to come out words that i could so easily command deserted me left to fight this [battle](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/battle-life.md) all alone still frozen by shock i watch the shadow [rise](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/rise-and-shine.md) high into the sky crawling its way over my new found happiness slowly engulfing it in darkness slowly, once again… **to be continued…** ———————————————————————- **note:** this has couple of meanings. title is inspired by the song “Crawling” by “Linkin Park”