A reading of an uneasy poem about newfound freedom: “Shadow” written by William Griffith

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I WAS happy
Under a stone,
Never once minded
Being alone.

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Dark though it was
And cramped and hushed,
I never minded
Being crushed.

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I never minded
Being me,
Till the stone shuddered,
And set me free.

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Reading Selection:

Shadow by William Griffith. (1955). In E. Markham (Ed.), Anthology of the World’s Best Poems (Memorial Ed., Vol. II, p. 501). New York: Wm.H. Wise & Co.

Location:

Lawrenceville, GA, US

33°57’44.7″N 83°58’52.1″W

 

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