The Protection of Shadows

I envelop the shadows because
in the shadows I am free.
I am able to become an illusion
to those that seek to harm me.

They travel by day light believing
that it serves as a visual aid.
They know nothing of the secrets
of the shadows of age.

I caresss the shadows because
the shadows are my hiding place.
The shadows are not void of substance,
 but full of mercy and grace.

In the shadows I exist without fear
from those who seek my secret place.
I watch as they move with no direction
as one by one they fall from grace.

My weapon of choice is to move unseen
that is the weapon that  the shadow provides me.
This gift was handed down from mother to son.
This gift insures me that I will always be protected and free.

Poetic Verses by Gamaliel H. Gooding
Copyrighted 2012