A Shadow Of The Past

- A song by Nitye Sood

A shadow of the past,

Lingers, lingers,

Forever lingers.

It taunts,

It haunts,

Hinders, hinders,

Forever hinders.

Glimpses, it shows,

Of moments,

Full of Peace, Serenity, Glory,

All the times I was happy.

Glimpses, it shows,

Of moments,

Full of Ignorance, Cowardice, Stupidity,

All the times I acted cocky.

And all it does,

Is,

It makes me feel gloomy.

For, all that was nice,

Is now,

Alas, only moments of nostalgia,

Only figments of memory.

And all that was wrong,

Is now,

Inseparable from the subconscious psyche,

Reminders, of much that was disturbing,

That, which I took lightly.

A shadow of the past,

Lingers, lingers,

Forever lingers.

It taunts,

It haunts,

Hinders, hinders,

Forever hinders.

Glimpses, it shows,

Of all that was possible,

Of chances I let go,

Of opportunities I didn’t grab,

Of all the times I said No!

Of resources I didn’t tap!

Glimpses, it shows,

Of words I didn’t say,

Of all that I didn’t do,

Of all that I did say!

Of all that stood a chance!

A shadow of the past,

Lingers, lingers,

Forever lingers…