in ones shadow

In Ones Shadow.
_____________

This Morning,
something
followed
me out of a
Dream..

A Shadow
Figure,
with Red
Eyes.

(who looked
like Me.)
_

I didn't
even have
Time to
Scream.

(before it
was Upon
Me.)
_

Yet It's
Childish Voice
did not match
His Grim
Appearance.

Nor The
Grace it
displayed
floating
across the
Walls in
Classic Dance.

And as I
lay there
shaking,
(in Suspense)
I was surprised
when it chose
to speak of
Romance!
_

"Cling not
to Me with
Heart in
Bloom."

"Nor spend
Days fretting
in This Dusty
Room!"

"but Embrace
The World
you pretend
to Hate!"

("For it
could be
Ending
Soon.")
_

Hearing this
My Psyche
Burned..

with Riddles
and Lessons
I thought I'd
learned.

Old Plays
which brought
me Logical
Wisdom.

(of The Way
The Ancient
World Once
Turned.)

Then I Realized
(until now.)
all was Useless
Deliberation!

(For in
Ones Shadow
comes True
Education.)

J.Stephen.H.