Shadow

I hide my cowardice
for now, for you,
for you are doing things
no coward could do.

You are entering life
where cowards are shot.
So I will leave you for
the moment, so you are not.

I use the word coward
in the worse of ways.
But you are no coward,
you're just shy on some days.

You know what danger is
and to leave it alone.
You were shy around people
who had a threatening tone.

You could see the darkness
that surrounded a man
or woman, and when you
saw their aura, you ran

away, because Devil
was always tempting, always near,
and Angel was having
her own issues, I fear.

But even beyond that,
Cemix scared you worse.
He was to be the
perfect you, and a curse

that will haunt you
later in this life
as he's still angry at you
and is still sharp as a knife.

But you no longer fear
him, this I know,
and I hope I'm still around
to watch that fighting and show

that you no longer have to
make a mess from the dark.
You are in this crowd now,
much harder to mark.

You will do what you wanted to,
from that time and place,
and in the end
you can run at your own pace.

Have fun in your one
last chaotic play.
You have more parts
for it every day.

We voices will fill them
and let you do what you do.
But until then, my good friend,
I bid you adieu.