I have spent lifetimes appeasing the shadow
whispering from the far reaches of my corners
The allure of sweet voice, spinning me fairy tales
Telling me stories
And I've learned to give over
The moments spent in between dream and sleep

I've been seen through
Playing opaque to protect the longest times
Spent between the beats of my heart
Playing pretend that I loved me
Like that whisper did
Like the shadow does

Always I ask, talk to me, in voice clear
Walk with me, in the light
Pull from the shadows of the day dear
Step in dance with me at night

Only to be reminded, what little light
There has always been
cast upon me