By staci
Date: 26 July 1999

Comfortable Darkness

He is the shadow of me
I cannot escape.

He lies there and effortlessly adjusts 
to avoid any light that might
shine on us.

I close my eyes and face the warmth 
of the world
And then-
sensing its withdrawal,
I turn with the sunless breeze
to catch a glimpse of him
facing all of me

but the elusive outline of my shadow
has disappeared 
and i join him
in our self-defeating
darkness.

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