A figure lingers at the edge of sight
Moving as I move stopping when I stop
Its breath aligns with mine
A silent echo beneath my skin
Unseen companion shadowed twin
Walking paths I've left untread
It knows the words I dare not speak
The thoughts I push away
In mirrors its gaze meets mine
A reflection not quite reversed
It wears the faces I've discarded
The roles I've left behind
It whispers in the quiet moments
Reminding me of what I've buried
Desires and fears entwined and hidden
Surfacing in the stillness
Unseen companion shadowed twin
Walking paths I've left untread
It knows the words I dare not speak
The thoughts I push away
Embracing the dark passenger
I find the fragments lost
In shadows light takes form
Completing what was broken