Dark Twin

Dark Twin
by Michael R. Burch

You come to me
out of the sun—
my dark twin, unreal...

And you are always near
although I cannot touch you;
although I trample you, you cannot feel...

And we cannot be parted,
nor can we ever meet
except at the feet.

Keywords/Tags: twin, twins, shadow, shadows, shade, doppelganger, ape, mimic, echo, analogy, metaphor, allegory