dear body,
i have been with you longer than you remember, tracing your steps, bending when you bend, hiding when you hide. you move through the world, unaware of the quiet company i keep.
i mimic your gestures, yet you never look back at me. i am always here, stretching when you stretch, shrinking when you shrink, a faithful echo that never speaks.
sometimes i wonder if you notice the weight of me, the way i cling to your edges, the way i soften your light without asking. i am with you in the sunlight and the moonlight, but you only see what moves, never the stillness that follows.
i am yours, inseparable, unseen,
your silent companion,
your shadow.
Oct 14, 2025
Oct 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM UTC
dear body,
i have been with you longer than you remember, tracing your steps, bending when you bend, hiding when you hide. you move through the world, unaware of the quiet company i keep.
i mimic your gestures, yet you never look back at me. i am always here, stretching when you stretch, shrinking when you shrink, a faithful echo that never speaks.
sometimes i wonder if you notice the weight of me, the way i cling to your edges, the way i soften your light without asking. i am with you in the sunlight and the moonlight, but you only see what moves, never the stillness that follows.
i am yours, inseparable, unseen,
your silent companion,
your shadow.
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