Respected Shadow,
I write to you as evidence of my existence
an outline of myself in light.
I love you in the mornings,
when you stretch faithfully at my side.
I question you in the afternoons,
when you lengthen like doubts across the ground.
I fear you in the night,
when you swallow me and vanish.
Are you my companion or my confession?
Do you follow because I move,
or do I move because you follow?
When I stumble, you stumble
but never fall.
No bruised knees or broken hearts.
When I run, you stretch
and I can't catch up.
Are you the mercy of my movements,
or the mockery of my limits?
Do you remind me I am fragile,
or prove I am never alone?
Yours truly,
the breath you cannot escape.
I write to you as evidence of my existence
an outline of myself in light.
I love you in the mornings,
when you stretch faithfully at my side.
I question you in the afternoons,
when you lengthen like doubts across the ground.
I fear you in the night,
when you swallow me and vanish.
Are you my companion or my confession?
Do you follow because I move,
or do I move because you follow?
When I stumble, you stumble
but never fall.
No bruised knees or broken hearts.
When I run, you stretch
and I can't catch up.
Are you the mercy of my movements,
or the mockery of my limits?
Do you remind me I am fragile,
or prove I am never alone?
Yours truly,
the breath you cannot escape.
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Aman 12 (
Offline) - Published: December 10th, 2025 04:09
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Comments2
We call our most faithful companion our shadow and whether, as it appears, this is literal or metaphoric it rings true. A most lovely write and a fave
You could probably go more into depth with this, but I say that about my own writings, too, and sometimes enough is just right. This is a thought provoking, and surprisingly imaginative read. I couldn't help but recall the way my shadow shifts beneath high street lamps at night. Sometimes I like my shadow more than I like my person. Thanks for this.
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