SHADOW

My Shadow follows me everywhere

He’s there in the dark and light

In the day, it’s easy to see my Shadow

As the sunshines he finds me

At night, it’s quite a different sight

Often I fear he may be lost

But that’s not so, for when the

Smallest ray of light appear,

As does my Shadow near

My Shadow follows me in every way

He does as I do, looks as I do

We are inseparable, Shadow and I

Even in the deepest and softest silence

Shadow speaks ever so lively

He breathes life in all that seem lifeless

My Shadow is important to me

Because he’s mine alone

None other would dare to compare

Shadow and I, on a journey to win

Through thick and thin

We’re determined to win ’cause

We’re survivors, we don’t give up.

We simply put up, at times

We shut up to get up, higher up.

Shadow ticks and tocks around me

Like the hand on a clock.

But through all the phases we,

Shadow and I look the same

Without ever looking into a mirror.

I see my constant reflexion

In my SHADOW!

Written in 2001

MBM-Tine Brice

Published by Tine

Although I've given myself the pen name Tine Brice, I was born Martine B. Montas in the downtown area of Port-au-Prince, Haïti in February of 1967. I'm a struggling servant of God, prayer warrior, parent, teacher, writer. According to my sons, I'm a role model, an inspiration, a matriarch, an old soul living the legacy. I yearn to be bold enough to publish my first book, to connect with the world on a different level, so as to touch lives through poetry. I seek to comfort hearts that feel alone to lead them to understand that in this world we are all connected! We are one BREATH! MBM-Tine Brice

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