Those Shadows

My happiness is as fleeting as the sunset
Beautiful while it lasts
Never quite long enough to behold
The full grandeur of it all.
There are days where it
Eludes my eyes all together.
I long for that bliss
I yearn for it to continue
Without the shadows
Overtaking my soul
I wish for it
I pray for it
To no avail.

My sadness runs as deep as the night sky
An eternal twilight
So vast with no beginning
Or end to be seen.
Even though the sun does rise
My night doesn't always cease.
I fear those shadows
That wait for me
Even when I can break free
I know that they will return.
Lurking in all corners whispering
Their voices speak much louder
Than mine does.