I have reached out to you
Without claim or claw
I will wait in the shadows for you
While you, your path, you re-draw.

Hand extended to your tears
Wishing them away from your cheek
Hand extended to ward your fears
Wishing you to find whatever you do seek.

Reaching from the deepened dark
Without pause and without doubt
Waiting in the shadows without remark
While wondering what this fate is about.
18 September 2001, shadowwv