Brother Shadow

Afraid of my shadow

I hide in the dark.

Avoid as I might

He follows my light.

He overpowers me with fear

Because he is similar.

Overcome with emotion

And void of compliance.

With the Same Attributes he is similar

He is not reliant

Emotion he expresses

Where as I suppress it

He actively rebels

But I am compelled.

The wars against authority

For my rules are priority.

----

He fights against the light

That he needs to survive.

When it shines upon me

I try to hide.

I envy his freedom

Though he hides from the light.

He cowers grudgingly

I fade willingly.

Though we’re both filled with terror

Mine is the error.

His light he reveals

My life I conceal.

As a void in the light

He is absent at night.

So to keep him away

I live in a dark cave.