Shadow

I am the dancer's shadow
Each move she makes, I copy
Each spin, each twirl, each step
I make as well.

But when darkness falls
And the shadows rule
I am no longer the dancer's shadow
I am the Shadow Dancer.

No longer constrained by mortal flaws
I flow, I move, I dance
More brilliantly than any human
Could dare to mimic.

Then daylight comes
And the shadows flee to dark corners and crevices
Once again, I am the dancer's shadow
But only until dark

And only until the day I am free.

Mine
March 1988