In The Shadows Poem by Luce Darwin

I've always dreamed of some dark figure
Following me in the alleys
and watching me from the corners
of my bedroom while I read
love poems by my favorite author
Though frightening to others
As it of course would be
I was unafraid of this apparition
I wanted it to be real
And I loved it
And watched for it during the sunlight
In all the passerbys on the streets
And in the closets and the shadows
Of my unkept home
I never did see him
Though I still felt him watching
Everytime I saw the moon
I still find myself wanting
Someday to meet
This dark figure in my dreams
For now I only sit
In the shadows of trees
While my mind plays tricks on me
And says he's right there beside me