Shadow Girl
Eli McFarlane
She waves at me as I bid her farewell
Her fingertips rushing to meet mine
I reach toward the wall
Her slender body curving, bending
She is freer than I
Forever freed from the restraints of solid limbs
That I am bound with until life ends
Content to be still while I am
She watches
Her featureless form giving nothing away
As soon as I run
So does she
I can never catch her
Nor can I escape her
With an invisible bond, we are chained together
Rendering it impossible to discern
Who moves first
I bend to whisper in her ear
She leans closer to hear me
For if she has a voice
It is ever silenced
If she has a heart
It is ever still
If she has a soul
It is one with mine
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