I stand in harms way,
Just to protect you,
I call you beautiful,
Just to make you smile,
I listen to you speak,
Just to hear your voice,
I try to spend time with you,
Just to see you be happy.

And yet despite it all,
No matter what I do,
No matter what I say,
I am merely a shadow,
Until it's something you need,
When no one else is there,
Only then do I matter,
Only then do you care.

I am an open book,
You know who I am,
And yet you choose others,
People that disrespect you,
Treat you in the worst way,
I see you in pain,
And yet despite it all,
I try my best to make it right.

It comes full circle,
I can't help but be who i am,
I want to see you smile,
I want to see you laugh,
I want to wipe away the tears,
And take away your sorrows,
No matter what I do,
No matter what I say...

I am nothing more to you,
But another shadow,
That will just fade with time,
Into the darkness...