The Shadow of Friendship

I am the shadow,

I have your back,

I help along the path you have chosen,

I hide you from attack.

All shadows fade,

I stay behind when you leave,

I am alone for the choices, I have made,

At my passing you should not grieve.

You walk in the light,

I begin to fall behind,

I walk alone in the night,

I begin to fade from your mind.

I am always with you,

In company I am yet alone,

In my life I am one, never to be two,

In the shadows I am known.

For a friend in the most dire need,

I would bleed,

For those who walk in the light,

I will endure the darkest of night.

By you I stand tall,

I am with you until I hear the call,

A smile on my face when I leave this eternal squall,

I am with you until I hear the call.