shadow

don't

pity me, a shadow

you cast in a day

that never sees

light, ever, no matter

how many turns

you make

you see, i don't

cry, not even in whispers

ah! if you could

only feel me

smile

.

.

.

at night

in the darkness, as you reach

for the table lamp beside you

i touch

your hand, and we are

for fleeting seconds

but one

and when you rise

i wake with you

as you are what makes me

you are why i am

you are my light