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The Shadow

Do my clothes look like yours?

Can you see them, or am I just a shadow?

Do my heart lub dub like yours?

Can you hear it, or am I just a shadow?

Do you live on this rock too?

Can we share it, or am I just a shadow?

Do you see the world in my smile?

Can you smile back, or am I just a shadow?

Do I frighten you as I stand on the margins of your gaze?

Can you see me, or am I just a shadow?

Do you know my name?

Can you ask me, or am I just a shadow?

Do I scare you as I jog along?

Can you jog with me, or am I just a shadow?

Do you know I get scared too?

Can you see it on my face, or am I just a shadow?

Do you know that I am you and you are me?

Can we talk about that, or am I just a shadow?