just sitting here
in the silence of my doom
i shrink back
very quietly and all alone
simply trying so hard to hide
but the dark shadow follows me inside

the stranger calls
suddenly i feel my wings
i feel new
with ominous doubt i try to move
feeling safety behind my cloud
but the dark shadow calls to me aloud

slowly standing
i must decide if i go
do i fly
to a place i've never been before
don't know if it's where i want to be
but the dark shadow calls out to me

i fail to move
silently my soul bleeds tears
he then knows
the darkness gives comfort to my soul
without knowing i choose to stay
and silently the dark shadow flies away

.....perhaps a journey with the dark shadow would produce the light?

to Marshall
3/1/99
12:03am
simply sam

Unpublished work Copyright 1999 Sherry A.M. Guzman aka simply sam