Shadow girl

She hides at the edge of my eye,
At the very corner, deep in the shadows.
Afraid to come closer, might I see her
But near enough to ensure a glimpse.

Is this a tease?
Or is it insecurity?
Why does she hide?
How does she move so swiftly?

I have never followed her,
For fear of finding nothing.
Only for her to dwell in my mind
For hours at a time,
Filling me with confusing thoughts.

Only in dreams have I seen her face.
In slumber I have heard her voice.
In my bed I have felt only her touch.
Only in my secret world has she truly been mine.

Is it love?
The flicker in my eye seems so lovely,
A dream I can rarely glimpse at.
A dark bolt of lightening
That strikes such a deep enchantment in my heart.

As I stood at a bar,
Was that you in that distant booth?
Smiling through the smoke,
Only to hide when it lifted?

As I walked home, swaying with unsure thoughts,
Was that you I felt following?
By the moon light I heard you with every rustle,
I felt sure it was your breath, on the wind.
Was it your gaze that burned in me?