By Tigerstar_64
Date: 27 December 1999

Shadows

I'm all alone, darkness surrounds me
I should be afraid, afraid of the approaching shadows of night...
But instead, I smile
I smile because I'm asleep and dreaming...
In this dream, a large lake stretches to the horizon,
It's glassy surface reflecting the full moon above.
I lay beside the water, lounging on the grass,
Staring up at the night sky, full of millions of tiny sparks, it seems.
I'm waiting, paitiently, unsure really of what I'm waiting for,
But yet it doesn't seem to trouble me.
I lay there, it seems, like forever, unanticipating of any change 
To the quiet, calm scene...
But then a Shadow blocks the moonlight from my view
My eyes slowly move to the darkness, and the Shadow turns into a person
The Shadow turns into you.
I am a little nervous, but my fears are calmed by your warm, deep smile.
I return the warmth and motion for you to lay beside me
You do, and time just seems to freeze in that moment; 
Nothing is spoken, but my attention has been taken away from the serene sky.
The stars and moon were probably jealous of you, for the moment you arrived, 
Everything else faded into the background.
I begin to wonder if I should say or do something, 
Not wanting to break the silence,
But suddenly I feel your touch, your hand upon my face, 
Tracing the outline and shape...
My eyes close, and all I know and feel are your lips against mine
The kiss slows down time even more, you are all I can think from that point on.
I feel your arms around me, pulling me closer,
The kiss ends, even though I really didnt' want it to.
I see the moonlight reflecting in your eyes and your smile.
All I can do is whisper, and when I do, only three words come out,
Ones I just couldn't hold inside me, words that made my whole body feel amazing When I spoke them, just like your kisses, your touch.
It felt so strange, so wonderful, I wanted to just keep saying them, 
Over and over again in that perfect moment, because inside, 
I knew I truly felt that way...
After that, I kept holding on to you, afraid you'd suddenly disappear, 
Leaving me alone by the lake,
But you didn't, you just smiled and kissed me again...
The dream ended with that...and I woke up in the darkness.
The shadows were once again ready to invade my thoughts,
I was alone in my room.
But for the first time, there was someone there to block the shadows.
Someone who also once was a Shadow...
But now is a part of me forever.