Light Shines

I see the shadow drifting aside. I feel the people standing next to me that I haven’t seen for so long. I almost forgot they were here with me. The shadow grew so tall that everything else paled in its darkness. It is sliding, gliding aside.

I fed the shadow to save it. I gave it every kind of energy I have to give, only to watch it overcome my gifts to you. My creations withered without daylight, petals dropped from lack of sunshine, roots became stringy and then dormant. I traded my life f...