Shadow

As the day advances
I sit silently
By my little window
My only link to the outside world
The non-stop traffic, the hectic activities
A soothing salve
To the tortured mind. A battered body
When darkness descends
Filling every crevice
Inside and outside
The deserted roads
Reminds me of the lonely journey
No matter how much I run
I am never free
From my own shadow