My Shadow

You.

You suffocated me. Barely breathing, holding on, and you took my breath away.

You.

You held me down. Hand around my neck, hand behind my back, you held me close.

You.

You watched me drown. In tears, still out of breath, I was a river and you were the dam at the bottom of my inevitable fall.

You.

You blinded me. Acid running down my face, you wiped away the marks they left as they washed my mask away.

You.

You tossed me around. Sheets tangled amongst our legs, gripping tightly to the bed posts.

You.

You ripped me apart. I was your gift on Christmas morning, you never could contain your excitement.

You.

You marked me. Like an elastic band that’s been left too long. Too numb to feel the mark it’s left, but I see it.

You.

You put fear in me. Fear of losing all that I had hoped for. All that I had dreamed for.

You.

You loved me. For the darkness that you were, I loved you, too.

You.

You called me sunshine. Every time the sun came into my life, there you were right behind me.

You.

There you were, my shadow.

Following me.

Never leaving me.

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