I Could Be

I am a shadow, 
Quiet as can be, 
You can take a guess, 
But you never will, 
See me as I am 

I could be the shadow, 
of some prince from across the sea 

I could be the darkness, 
Hiding in a good man's soul, that only you can see 

I could be an elephant, 
Big and large and wide, 
Tall enough so in my shadow, 
Smaller beings may hide 

I could be an oak tree, 
Higher than an eagle soars, 
Over the mountains, blue and green 

I could even simply be your shadow, 
A twin if you will, 
I'm your darkess to your light, 
Your yin to your yang 

And here I thought you could guess it, 
I guess you never will, 
And so, 
I lie here still