Have you heard the Lady in the Shadows speak, in the Covid Years?

Hey you

Have you ever heard that softest subconscious of all whispers

That serenades us all from elsewhere

Insidious does it seem to call

Inner murmurs that will not give us  

Simple surrender into a restful sleep

But a curious voice instead

Slowly vibrating throughout all our mental walls

A voice that constantly whispers if you listen 

To hold on to your deep dreams

A voice that occasionally manifests inspiration 

To excite our sometimes tired eyes

To really shine and truly gleam

Some may with a false smile try to diminish

What flows throughout your fast flowing bloodstreams

Some may laugh and sneer behind your back for they haven't the strength

Or indomitable courage to try to adapt  

To swim upstream

But to you who aspire

Beyond momentary false thoughts

Daily depression and who through it all

Still cling onto seemingly crazy big dreams

Those who embrace its soft whispering dulcet kiss

May all your fears and woes slowly disappear 

As you find the inner strength to stand tall

And face the watching world

For it merely perpetually whispers

You were always born to eventually reign supreme

For you're simply a beautifully important part of an incredible grand scheme

So no matter how hard life sometimes seems

Even if your soul nightly in frustration quietly screams

Cling onto hope for we listen and whisper to inspire

So happiness and success in some form

Can eventually be redeemed

So be it

Copyright John Duffy