Shadow

O dark thing behind me, So close, yes, so near that 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 on my left or right side. It's funny, but when I look back, you still reside. In the dark, slowly plays the piano, A melancholic blues song 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, whether short or long ago, Oh, how light still increases the shadow. So, the question remains, As darkness looms over my brain: Will I embrace the light and be set free? Or will I follow the shadow that clings to me?