I Am Your Shadow
I am your shadow.
I am the darkness wedded to your light:
without you I would vanish,
and to lose me you would have to fill the world.
I am the voice
that whispers in your ear,
reminding you of your mortality;
I am your conscience and your chain.
I am the night-flower
that blossoms in your cold reflected glow:
you need not even look at me
to bring me into life, to make me real.
I am your fear,
uncertainty, despair,
and all the things that you no longer feel.
I am your heart, and you my soul.