Don't laugh at me, <br />You dark shadow! <br />Get behind me <br />Where you belong. <br /> <br />I won't allow you <br />To take over my life. <br />I won't let you <br />Laugh at my misery. <br /> <br />Don't even twinkle <br />Your eyes at me, <br />Or try to remind me <br />Of who I used to be! <br /> <br />Other shadows drift along <br />The sidewalk as they should, <br />Slipping home through moonlight, <br />Dreaming in the starlight. <br /> <br />So, stop your <br />Stupid smiling, Shadow! <br />Get behind me <br />Where you belong! <br /> <br />I am really <br />So used up <br />I don't even need <br />A shadow anymore. <br /> <br />9/15/06<br /><br />Scarlett Treat<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wasted-shadow/
