Remember those blank pages
Pages waiting to see something new
Waiting for you
Yet you always seemed to stray away

As your hair grew long
As your strength faded
You remembered those pages
Waiting for you to create a masterpiece
Yet all you provided was dust to accompany their thoughts

You turned away the light
Not wanting to see your shadow
A shadow that lingered
Whispering only words of fright

Not ready to step out of its head
Pages now screaming
Seeing ahead of their time
The shadow hovering over them

Silence.

Pages now filled started to sing
The shadow now next to you reaching for your arm
You don’t scream
You aren’t scared
You follow
Knowing the pages are sound

You wake up
The pages filled with dreams
Your eyes now met with reality