When the message comes from the shadows
From the antithesis, from your fear,
How do you respond?
How do you fight the tears?
When they’ve taken your voice and your hope
By ignoring the plea and your tears
How do you respond?
And hide your fear?
When they ignored your statement of “no”
By taking what they felt they were owed
How do you respond?
To the shadow gripping your soul?
When they know you were in their control
And you were too scared, you couldn’t just go
How do you respond?
To the shadow that saw ‘yes’ in ‘no’?
When the shadow imposes on your future
When you thought they were in your past
How do you respond?
Was ‘moving on’ too good to last?
When the shadow takes over your mind
The shadow haunts your every breath
How do you respond?
When your predator sends you a text?
When your shadow refuses to hide,
And you’re tearing your heart up inside,
How do you respond?
When you have hidden this part of your life?
So this shadow, this vulture, this ghost,
Who you trusted, when you were vulnerable and lost
How do you respond?
When you are fully aware of the cost?
Fear.
Hope.
Loss.
No.
I said no.
You heard yes.
And my shadow,
Puts me to the test.
