When I was born, <br />I gave birth to a shadow, <br />It has been the closet friend I know… <br />For hours I would stare, <br />Waiting for it to slip up, <br />For it to fall or get mad. <br />My darkest friend never hesitates, <br />It is strong, <br />And changes each time lightning strikes. <br /> <br />But how would it feel, <br />for a shadow to have me? <br />Like a indistinct reflection. <br />I think…. <br />What if the shadow is me? <br /> <br />Am I trapped in a box, <br />Forever looking for the key. <br />Does my soul belong to you? <br />Am I not free? <br />And If I cry, within this place, <br />Can you see my damaged face? <br /> <br />If I bleed, <br />The blood of a shadow, <br />Do I soak to darkness? <br /> <br />I am yet a sponge, <br />The warden of luminosity. <br />A slave to your demands? <br />By the hours of dark, <br />I wrap myself in a blanket of night. <br />I can see you polluted image, <br />Dancing in the light, <br /> <br />As your friends, <br />Come out to play… <br />I am too frightened to look. <br />To scared to see... <br />I can feel you getting closer, <br />Creeping up beside me. <br />Watching me dream. <br />Taunting my sight <br />Breathing heavily... <br /> <br />Are you ashamed of me? <br />Or is it that I know this secret, <br />You are, <br />The darker side of me? ? ? <br /> <br />~Empath~<br /><br />Empath In flames<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-darker-side-of-me/
