I am a shadow that whispers soft secrets. You sigh and languish in melancholia. I am a guide that leads you through jungles of tormented fear. I abandon you on isles of despair. I take you beyond the moon and leave you to float in euphoria, You crash to earth, burning in atmospheres of suffering. I make you laugh till your sides quiver. Cry 'till your breath is gone. "Who are you?" you beg. I turn and with a wry smile "A writer!" I say as I swagger away.