Shadow

To thine own self be blue
a tempered shade or hue
sitting on the horizon
seeing the sunset lull itself to sea
be true to who remains
as a shadow in the wind
breathing fierce and sinned
one that blows softer than the rays of the sun....

I am your shadow

I'm closer than a brother
softer than a sister
married to your matter
with no room to breath
we are so close

I am attached to your soul
I chase you everywhere
I'm a true friend that never judges
I listen when no one else will
I'm a puppet hanging from the strings of your life
pull me every which way
dangle me from your decisions
decide if I am to live or die

I am your shadow

I follow you in your day
I leap when you dance
I accept strings attached through light prisms
when night comes, I leave
I fall in vapors as a cloud in the night
with stars falling away
my existence is marred
in the night sky

when day breaks
you rise and walk your journey
I gently glide by your side
always a friend
always connected
through darkness and light
the bends of my body
the cracks in my life
you see me staring up at you
eyes peering with a medusa gaze
I'm a stone pillar in your silence

I am your shadow

my darkness paces your steps
every time your foot falls upon the earth
we are joined as one
often I'm reminded that I am nothing without you
I rise with your rhythm
fall with your slumber

you run through life with me licking your heals
learning how it feels to start
we will never part
I fly with you as the underside of your wings
I breath the fascination of dawn with you
I will never leave your side
I am nothing without your stature
your face, your astonishing grace

I am your shadow


© 2007 T. Scott