The Shadows !! The Shadows !!

The shadows !! the shadows !!
Like the moonlit outline of a grizzled tree
The shadows !! the shadows !!
Like the unknown connotations of the word 'me'.

The shadows !! the shadows !!
Like the darker side of reality
The shadows !! the shadows !!
Like the yawning chasm beneath the bridge of rationality.

The shadows !! the shadows !!
Like the racing outline of a cloud on a mountain range
The shadows !! the shadows !!
Like fleeting forms and figures in the sea that seem strange

The figure in the shadows seems omnipotent
Come on out ! I want to see what you look like
The figure in the shadows seems rather reluctant
Come on out ! What is it that you're scared of ?

Vinod Subramaniam
Dated 2nd March 1991