July 2025 Editor's Choice: "Shadow"

A shadow intruding her mind begging for a moment

Haunting melodies of those years gone by

Lyrics of songs searching for a voice

Hands eagerly pleading for comfort and warmth

A heart searching for that beat to syncopate the almost forgotten rhythm

The rhythm of those memorable lines now whispers in the chambers of her mind

Years have robbed her of strength

For you've become a black carbon a shadow in her memory

She may walk alone but is never alone

You reign for that's her aim to remain in her heart.

© JAYNOBO JAYMES

Papua New Guinea