Shadow

O' dark thing behind me So close, yes, so near I can see Wherever I go, there you are Not allowing me to get very far Stupidly, I pretend I don't see you But silly me..... There you are in full view Sometimes you're to my left or right side It's funny but when I look back, there you still reside In the dark, plays the piano A slow melancholic blues that leaves the heart sallow Certainly, this is why I wallow in my woes Darkness begets darkness I suppose When the luminescent light shines There you are the darkness that binds Hiding in a dark sullen place Photophobia is heightened, now feeding disgrace Bound to a past, a short or long ago My, my. That light just aggrandizing the shadow So, the question remains... As darkness looms on the brain Will I embrace the light and be set free? Or will I follow the shadow that clings to me?