The Hardest Foe

Fleeting shadows across the light
Silent pools of inky black
Moving at the edge of sight
Motion upon an exposed back

Stalking you like the jungle cat
Prowling through subconscious mind
Shredding assurance bringing doubt
None of your temperament left to find

Transformed assuredly to guarded wreck
Mistrustful of the now darkening world 
Timorous glances across a bowed back
Like a young deer in a primal world

Existence now a most fearful task
Little by little your back is stooped
This mortal enemy is hard to track
Self is doubt the hardest of all foes
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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