The Shadow Came

The shadow came, it took your eyes The tears were gone, no more goodbyes I saw them fade, their light grow dim Then heard you sigh with breath so thin The shadow came, it took your voice The words were gone, you had no choice Just murmurs in a silent world Were left as whispers soft unfurled The shadow came, it took your hand Then led you to a far off land I saw you drift away from me Upon that deep and endless sea The shadow came, it took your soul Which left a space as black as coal I saw that space, I felt its void A life was lost, and one destroyed The shadow came, the shadow came It took your name, your precious name But oh that name I'll not forget You're with me still, you're with me yet The shadow came, my world to cloud It covered me in death's grim shroud No light, no light has since passed through Just darkness now for me and you. ©️28/11/2024 Valerie Dohren