I walked along the narrow alley <br />It walked along behind me <br />When I stopped, it stopped too <br />Yet like an echo, I had heard <br />Every footfall it had made <br /> <br />I waited in the darkened room <br />It waited there behind me <br />If I held my breath, it held its' too <br />Yet like an echo, I had heard <br />Every breath it had taken <br /> <br />I stood upon the quiet shore <br />It stood there behind me <br />If I ceased my tears, it ceased its' too <br />Yet like an echo, I had heard <br />Every sob that it had cried <br /> <br />I never had the courage to turn <br />To see what or whom stood behind <br />My unseen friend has left now <br />Yet I'll always remember what I heard <br />But what was it?<br /><br />Marilyn Shepperson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-unseen-companion/
