Black Shadow
Published: March 7, 2008Section: Arts, Etc.
I’m a silent shadow dressed in black
Unnoticed, ignored…
Given a freedom not realized or understood
Until too late
I walk down the street in black
And blacker still
You try to confine me
Buy me, hide me from your sight
You say I incest you
Inspire you, leave you sleepless and hot
You gave me this curious black freedom
Now you want to take it back
I have made it my own
Grabbed it and flown
You cannot drag me down
Weight this billowy fabric with disgust and self-hatred
You couldn’t control yourself
You’re weak
So you tried to tie me up
Control me, subdue me, subjugate me to your will
But it didn’t work
It will never work.
I’m still here
Still standing proud and tall
I’m covered from head to foot
But I still see and you can’t stop seeing
I’m the quiet shadow passing by
My eyes open and mysterious
I have seen more than you will ever see
And know far more than you
I see your ignorance
Your desire for control
I take your control
And toss it into the sea
I wear color; I wear what I am
But not who I am
I’m the silent, unjudged, unlooked-for shadow
Dressed in black and blue and red and green
I might be silent but shadow I am not
I am not black not ignored
You see color
And realize I am there
Black is all color, you are none
Washed out, subjugated to your own decisions
Watch from your idle-minded perch
Watch my black wings fly
I’m a silent black shadow
But I am me.