Dark Shadow

It will always follow.

Even as I sprint with weary legs to escape, I still feel the breath on the back of my neck.

Through every attempt to hide my pounding heart reveals my hiding place.

No disguise has ever worked, as I recreate myself I am still found.

This creature, it learns how to hunt me. Every spot of sunlight in my life is a new shadow it can cast.

There are only two places where it won't follow me.

The light. In all it's radiant glory, enveloping me in a haven where the darkness may not touch.

Or I give in...

Fall back into the darkness, let it drown me in the void. Maybe then the beast will finally rest.