My Shadow

My Shadow

I have been walking and working

You have been working and walking,

Waking me in every step and turn of my life

When I stumbled you remained with me on the floor

When I cried you covered me with streams and rivers of warm tears

Everything I do; you do with perfectionist smile

You are my reflection of true self coz I have walked alone in the jungles of life for long

Until you came along I realized you never had left me,

You had only stepped out of sight when the sun played dimmed

And when the moon played dead you shone like distance overhead star

The clouds of temptations moved fast, as your shadow enveloped me

The fire in me consumed you while your love burned me alive

Coz you are my shadow, never left my side Even when the seasons went dry,You remained a true oasis Replenished our love with shadows of prayers
Even when the bitter shades danced with you
They faded to oblivion, As I glowed to a better shade, 

You served me with sweet soup of patience and covered my nakedness

Now our shadow has grown taller and as years slip through the sands

I realize you are my shadow that never left me,

I realize you are a reflection of my true self that I always searched and yearned

Yet you never left me even when I left you at bay of goodbye

I realized in the next hobour they said hear he comes, But I have never left

And like an onion you patiently pealed me slice by slice

Until I realized I was naked and lost everything of the former me

As your eyes swelled with tears, my heart blend with loneliness, and pleaded with freedom

To run or to stay? I tried both but your shadow of beauty overpowered me

Your resilience made me stronger,

And now when I hold your hand, I hold my self

Come hug me now my lovely immortal shadow

You are my promise I admire to keep

Even when am gone my shadow will be beside you.

For I am your shadow that never left.

By Njoroge wa Ngige 050515