My Shadow Seems to Linger

My shadow seems to linger

She likes to wait around and stay

Her uninhibited form walks beside me

Always in delay

Most of the time I fear her

But today is a different day.

Maybe she’ll let me get to know her

Step out from the darkness to play

My greatest fear has always been myself

I fear when I get near

What if I do try to befriend myself

And I don’t like what all appears?

What if I do try to use my voice

Only to find there is no sound you can hear?

Or what if it is the light holding my shadow,

which remains far too shear?

Perhaps I just want connection

Whether from my shadow

Or the overall human collection

Perhaps I just need to nurture this duality within me

To stop reaching for perfection

And just love this medley of human reflection.