Shadow

They say they want to know who I am
I say my name is Shadow
I sit in the dark and mimic what I see
I want to be like everyone else
I don’t know what else to be
I say that I am a creator
I claim to make and mend and heal
But I ruin all I touch
I break and destroy and steal
I say that I’m a human
But I’m a sinner and a devil too
I’m an angel with mechanical wings
I’m all you know to be false and true
I say I’m now and forever
I don’t need validation
I’m happy in my misery
I constantly receive confirmation
I say I need your love
I will struggle for life
I will fight to be worth something
I want to be a star, a good person, a wife
I say I will be something big someday
But I know I peaked in junior high
I’ve lost it all and given it away
I’ve gotten so used to it I can’t even cry
I say I’m a dim star you can only see at night
I dress up but you fall asleep
You didn’t even notice
I guess I was being too deep
I say I’m Shadow
I’ll be gone before you’re even awake
You won’t even know what you lost
I’m just another mistake