SHADOWS

“ SHADOWS “     
                                                                   

         FALLING ASLEEP ALONE LOOKING FOR A FRIEND
         SHADOWS PAINT THE WALLS AS I MAKE THEM ALL PRETEND
         EYES FINALLY SETTLE DOWN AS I DRIFT INTO A SLEEP
         BUT MY MIND KEEPS SWIMMING INTO A POND SO DEEP
          SURROUNDED BY MEMORIES SOME I STILL REGRET
          THE BEST AND WORST NONE CAN I FORGET
        NOT SURE IF I’M STILL DREAMING MAYBE IT’S ALL REAL
        WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL
         SHADOWS FILL THE ROOM DANCING ON THE CEILING
        MOVING LIKE THEY KNOW JUST THE WAY I’M FEELING 
         SILENCE SEARCHING FOR A WAITING EAR
         MISSING WORDS NO ONE WILL HEAR 
         SHADOW FOLLOWS FORM MOVING WITHOUT EYES
         A TRUTHFUL DISPLAY SHADOWS NEVER LIE
         SHADOWS- SHADOWS- SHADOWS FOLLOW US AROUND
         LIKE FAST MOVING SELFIES DANCING ON THE GROUND
         CLOUDY DARK AND DULL NO ONE SHINING BRIGHT
         THAT’S WHAT WE LOOK LIKE SHADOWS BLACK ON WHITE
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