The Shadow

The Shadow The shadow It creeps, slithering down my chest Before cracking it open And laying down to rest Insecurity wells up Along with tears Shameful, Grief stained I submit to my fears Struggling to hide What grasps on tight I cast my self into the night The sea lies flat, black and still Infused with the moon Taking its fill The intensity rises sharp and sore Scattering jagged stars onto the shore I see the unseeing I hear the unsaid The pain of every being Hangs heavy as lead Tell me your sorrows I will carry them for you Beneath the murky depths Where the ocean lost its blue This cavern between my ribs A curse it is not Perhaps a blessed sanctuary For the weary and distraught If this is a gift I fold into it with grace Bowing with gratitude to hold such space