My Shadow Poem by bob gormley

As I walk, behind me my shadow follows,
No matter what time of day...

It´s ever presence is there anyway,
Always follows never leads...

I wonder which one of us will heed? ,
My shadow is like an after thought...

Always there to leave me in distrught,
Why can´t a shadow feel? ...

I wish it could take away my hurt,
All my giving throughout life...

Yet, my shadow never felt the strife,
Oh, shadow come into the light...

Be with me and let´s unite,
To become one and feel the emtiness of my soul...

Have I given all I have? ,
Or, will I keep going and listen to my shadow´s cries...

R. Gormley
(circa 2010)