Me and my Shadow

My constant companion, my faithful friend

You’re eternal presence will never end

Standing there at the tip of my foot

Stretching and shrinking with the wane of the sun

You’ve always been with me since my life begun

Casting my image in a myriad of ways

From an infant in diapers to these halcyon days

My shadow and me will never depart

Until six feet of Earth drives us apart

Peter Wicks