you are the shadow that i dance with
october 21, 2009

i never have to be alone if i don’t want to be, but sometimes, still, i need to be
and though i don’t understand it - i know i feel it.
exactly in the way that the days get colder out of nowhere.

amidst all of the noise - the commotion - and everything new
i can’t retreat to that quiet place of my heart without seeing you
reflect on who i am without remembering what you’ve made me

this is a hidden passion. a quiet love.
a fire that burns steadily beneath my muscles and skin
that flares up from time to time
and i cannot control it

so you are the shadow that i dance with
and you are still the one that i love