Shadow

Definitions of shadow on the Web:

• shade within clear boundaries
• apparition: something existing in perception only
• trace: an indication that something has been present
  
• refuge from danger or observation
• a dominating and pervasive presence
• make appear small by comparison
• an inseparable companion
• A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.[the object = ME]

Sometimes when I'm walking, the sun makes my shadow long behind me. Sometimes my shadow walks beside me, standing tall and confident. Sometimes when I bike home through the park, the moonlight reveals a dark friend, biking alongside me through the night.

Sometimes -- sometimes I like my shadow more than I like myself.