O' Shadows

I'm not trying to give answers.
I want you to deepen your questions in such a way that truth becomes the only authority in your life.

It's a still night
Clouds are passing
Sliver of a moon staring
Someone walking by

Lamps are turning off
Distant noises quietening
Just a tap of footsteps
Quietly tapping by

Shadows all around
Growing and shrinking
Devoted, they follow
Secretly slithering by

Suddenly someone drops
Catches an unsuspecting shadow
Surprised it stops
With a glint of shy

" What fondness do you carry?"
"... that of a mother" it whispers

"What strength do you hide?"
"... that of a father" another speaks

"What plays do you live by?"
"... that of a friend" another cries

"Which one do you follow?"
"You!" they all sing in unison

"And which one is that?"