Lora Colon - In Your Shadow

Though fate has thrown distance between us,
In your shadow I still remain,
Your heart and mine now beat as one,
I breathe your air, I sense your pain

In your shadow I can feel your tears
Falling silently on my hand,
The fire that courses through your veins
Also sustains my heart's demand

In your shadow the air is sweeter,
Deeply I inhale love's perfume,
Resurrecting a hope long dead
That only your love could exhume

In your shadow my heart grows stronger,
Though I feared its demise was nigh,
It was broken, left in fragments,
Damaged.... but not ready to die

In your shadow I find my refuge
From the past's penetrating frost
That faded all my flowers of love,
Alas; the fragrance was not lost

In your shadow I know contentment,
Exiled dreams... just a memory,
At end of day I calmly wait
For your shadow to cover me

Lora Colon

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