My Shadow, My Friend
My shadow follows me
She has a life of her own
Walking along, behind, and beside
Wherever I go
She was born the same instant
The same moment I breathed life
We travel together as one
Wading through every strife
She watches my back
My fiercest protector
Chasing me under the sun
Haunting me like a spectre
On the shortest of days
She revels the mighty oak tree
On the longest of nights
She cradles my turbulent dreams
One is never alone in a world
Not always so shiny and bright
But even darkness cannot thrive
Without the promise of light
As the days turn to weeks
And the weeks turn to years
She carries on the memory
Of a time when I was here
Long after I am gone, she will exist
Under the remnants of my bones
Beyond the edges of my tomb
Ever watching, waiting like a stone
My shadow, my friend
You know better than most
In the end, it's you who shall live
And I'll be your warding ghost
About this poem
"My Shadow, My Friend" explores the theme of companionship with one's shadow, which is always there through the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Written on February 24, 2024
Submitted by ammiemarie on February 24, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXX XCDC XEDE XAXX XFGF XXAX XXXB XHGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 898 |
Words | 182 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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