Umbra

That biting cold
My familiar friend
The only companion
In this eternal night.

Cast to darkness once again
Abandoned by the moonlight
Denied the warmth of coming dawn
I slide to the shadows, my home.

Which is not to say
The dark prison of earth
Is something to detest
And resent.

I yearn to stretch beyond the horizon
To dance among the stars
To court the celestial bodies
And taste the great beyond.

Yet the escape is blocked
That final tug
To escape the world’s weight
Has yet to connect.

Worn and heavy I rise again
Searching again
For my star, my moon

My guiding light.