It bared its teeth. I was waiting for me.

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In the fell clutch of circumstance

      I have not winced nor cried aloud.

                                                                                                        Invictus by William Ernest Henley



They got me in their teeth

And they wasted no time fearing me

Yet, as I was pulled up into the sky 

I feared looking into my enemy’s eyes 


I don’t know why 

I never called my old friend “I” 

Who never cries

I is hiding

But I stands by 

I is the one who occasionally lies

But I could stay alive



Searching more about this poem by Henley, I learned that the quote I chose today is a metaphor that evokes the imagery of a bird of prey. So, I thought that it would be interesting to make a connection to my shadow. You see, our shadows are as savage as animals and sometimes we need to make a call. Not necessarily with our cell phones though. 

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