My Constant Shadow Poem by Vanessa Alvarez

Through every corner of my home,
You follow close, I'm not alone.
I sit, I rest, you're by my side,
In every moment, you abide.

When I depart, you wait with care,
Your eager heart is always there.
At the doorway, I feel your cheer,
Your longing presence drawing near.
You leap, you roll, you play, you sing,
True joy to me your love does bring.

In sorrow's hour, you dry my tears,
You chase away my darkest fears.
You lift the weight, you heal my soul,
You make the broken spirit whole.

Since you arrived, you've never gone,
Never abandoned, never withdrawn.
If fate should steal you far away,
How could I live another day?

And if the choice were mine to bear,
Whose life to keep, whose love to spare—
I'd choose myself to face the end,
Than lose you, my most faithful friend.
For none could love or care like me,
No one could guard you faithfully.
So I will stay through joy and strife,
You are my heart, my hope, my life