MY SCARY FRIEND

There is something dark and horrible
That follows me about
Sometimes it will hide from me
Then suddenly, Jump Out!

It takes so many different forms
Grotesque to quite bizarre
But I’m happy to have it with me
It shows I am ok, so far,

At times it’s small and stunted
As wide as it is high
Others it is teen feet tall
But I don’t wonder, why?

My shadow is this object
This apparition of despair
For if it is missing, the sun’s gone in
Either that, or I’m not there!!!