Shadows

Followed me through the woods
Echoed something in my heart
Guided me through falsehoods
Kept me from falling apart
Couldn't define what it was
What was its purpose? What was its cause?
To stay with me or to vanish soon
Couldn't say if it was a bane or boon
Soaked into something calming
Stayed with me throughout my life
Each memory with it was inexplicably embalming
Do I want it to stay?
Or to eternally wither away?
It was some kind of peaceful flow
It was a calm myriad of shadows.

~ Della