My shadow follows
   Wherever I go
Keeping me anchored to
   The ground
  I know that
I am more than
Just a hollow shell
But if you try to color me in
     Be sure to go
Outside the lines as well
Because I am more than
A cut -out pattern
I'm an IN-DI-VID-U-AL
  An individual
I have my problems
    That I hope to celebrate
Perfection is not a goal
To which I can relate
My shadow knows me
For who I really am
My shadow shows me
Who it is I  really am
Who I really am
There is a pattern
That I know I have become
Although I fought
All the forces to which
I finally did succumb
Surrender is not a fate
To which I can subscribe
     I will live for
As long as I survive
That pattern describes me
For just a fleeting glimpse
I have lived
A thousand lives
In that moment since
So if you try to color me in
Just be sure to
Go outside the lines
As I am a shadow
Of your vision
Not a product of your designs