My breath closes in
around the shadow there.
The only thing to do is hope
that the shadow isn’t my despair.

It stands tall in front of me
And it’s a familiar shape.
As if it was meant to be
You and not me.

I turn to the side
and see my own shadow.
So now there are two
but one seems so shallow.

Since it has an evil feeling
I know it has to be you.
Because you are the pain of my day
and what I say is true.