The Boy and His Shadow

There once was a shadow
That followed a boy
He lived all alone
He had not a joy

The shadow followed him
His entire life
The darkness his friend
He lived without light

"I cannot dwell
With those people of light
They don't understand",
Said the boy of the night

"To them everything
Must be blindingly white
There is no grey
They must always be right"

'Though he tried
And tried with all of his might
The boy couldn't abide
that blinding white light

If he walked in their light
His shadow went away
The friend that followed him
Both night and at day


Until finally at long last
the shadow consumed him
The boy ceased to be
To all who once knew him

The boy finally silenced
The people felt at ease
They viewed his visions
As a violent disease

Never again
did they think of that lonely boy
His sudden destruction
Was the people's greatest joy.

Reviews

[Randolph]

Why oh why did you do that to me today? So very, very well done. I'm both wounded and relieved. Thank you.