It came across through shadow
Claw by claw, unseen
Drifting through the vapors
Of a fading, recent dream

Shade upon the darkness
It entered like a wind
Where I was in wondering
“I am, but where did I begin?”

Pondering like a weathered statue
I stood in silence, unaware
Staring off through memory
Not knowing of Its presence there

And in a whisper, not through ear
But in the mind as thoughts not mine
It rooted, settled, began to grow
Spinning chaos like spider’s twine

Never was I aware or knowing
The shadow in the shade was growing
Needle to unfeeling skin
It’s gotten in, and now it’s showing

Bear no thought for peace herein
I am a host for sordid things
I gave the door and left it open
It writhed in; myself unknowing

Here this stays and plays its notes
Shade upon the shadow plays
And I’m to bear cacophony
‘Till I am broken; ‘till it fades

Mind is wind in shadowed waters
Little fish disturb the surface
Little thoughts that are not mine
Come and go, then strike, and without purpose

It came and left in shadow
Claw by claw, unseen
Drifting like a vapor
Through a fading, recent dream

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