Behind shadows

Dark shapes
Penetrating my every move
Always knowing my whereabouts
Shifting in unseen places
Hiding from the solid world
Holding me up
When standing up is difficult
Being a friend when
No one asked
Always there
Behind me
Dark but comforting
Always there
Until now
It’s gone now
The dark shapes
The comforting presence
It’s gone now
Sad angry lost hopeless
My shadow has left me
It’s gone now
And I’ve fallen
My shadow has left me
It’s vanished
my shadow has vanished
And so I will also vanish