Shadow Symphony

Shadow Symphony

In a drowsy darkness, I was roused by a caw
Blinking the fatigue away, I stared at the sky
Black clouds roamed above, as if nights have found a way to crawl
Into morning's place, only there was a dim and distant light
What's with all the stench, as if everything was dead and rotting
The dirt was dry and lifeless, cranked as I got up to my feet

Then, I realized, this was not the
World, that I know
I was in a dark reflection of it
Then, I realized this world was
Devoid of light
This was just a shadow of my world

As I walked along
Places where I used to live
All I could recall
Were shadowy dark memories
Nothing colorful and
Happy came to my mind

This was when I saw
The shade of someone I know
A perfect clone of
Someone I used to hate
She walked as if in a dream
In slow motion and absent
When I called her by her name
She didn't even seem to know me

No shade in this shadow of a world
Ever knew where they wandered like a doll
Lost in melancholimare
They were locked in a prison of their sorrow
Their eyes looked but they never saw
Anything else than their misfortune
As I tried to converse with the shade
I was drawn into their dark despair

I swore that I would stop
Trying to talk to the shade
Else I
Would drown and become one of them
So as I walked towards the light
I passed by all the crying shades of
People I
Once used to know where I came from

I would never be a shade
I would never lose, to shadows

wish I'd never seen
what I then saw in distance
It was my home
wrecked, in ruins, but the same
My heart almost froze
I stepped in through the broken door
There, wrapped in grief
Sat the one shade I couldn't ignore

"Do you know who am I" I said
No, what are you doing in my house?
"You may not remember me, we met years ago"
Are you the new neighbor, does your phone work? Mine never does
Also the fridge is broken, the pool is fetid, no water
comes off the pipes, I m always ill, I dont remember the last time I
laughed, my pills are lost, no visitor ever comes here, I cut my finger on the broken windows, oh I wish I could be happy

No, I will never leave you here
I won't let you suffer here
You won't get to live like this
I will take you back to light
No, you may not know who I am
We are lovers in my world
You know I look like
Someone you once knew

Wait, do I know you?
It's me, don't you remember?
Who are you? What are you doing in my house?
I'm, I am the new neighbour
I didn't know I had a new neighbour, does your phone work?
Yes, it does, you can use it, why don't you come with me?
I really can't
Why?
I just can't, leave me alone

Thank you for the love you gave me
Thank you for the inspiration
Thank you for sharing with me
All the secrets you once had
Thank you for being with me
Thank you for having loved me
Thank you for smiling when I
Told you that I'll never leave you
Alone...

I know all the shadow and despair in this land
Is finally getting to me, I'm drowning
Even if I don't reach the light
Even if I forget who I am, without a clue
Whatever melancholy and sadness we fight
I'll become my own shadow, beside you

In a drowsy darkness, I was roused by a caw
Blinking the fatigue away, I stared at the walls
Blood stains painted it, as if it's been washed by it
There was no water, there was only a rythmic sob
What's with all the pouting, as if she was hurt constantly
Her eyes were wet, dried tear stains painted her cheeks

Then, I realized, this was not the
World, that I know
This was just a dark reflection of her
Then, I realized this world was
Devoid of sound
This was just a shadow symphony sang in despair

Let this hell be our heaven