31
Aug
2009
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shadow and light cling to me

shadow and light
cling to me
o god
how can this be

how can i be
shadow and light
it frightens me

the light shines down
striking me penetrating me
i feel its heat seep
close my eyes to
see and seek

i follow the light
as it beckons me
i cannot shake
my shadow as
if I be free

i stand so still
in stark contrast
i have a shadow
which clings to me

shadow and light
shadow and light
they cling they cling to me
they reside deep witin me

i don’t know how
to not have
shadow and light
shadow and light
i don’t know how
it is to be

does my shadow
mean there is no light
does my shadow
mean i can do no right
does my shadow
mean i can only have plight

i have a shadow
that clings to me
does that countermand
all that is right
in me

does that make
light seeking
any less true

i have a shadow
that clings to me

(rhyming is stupid; it is not in me)