Standing behind you

I’ve become your shadow

All of my emotions invested in you

Your part time lover, and I’m in love with you

I’m the other woman, I’m your shadow

Standing behind you, capsulated inside your dark shadow

I’ve settled for this, and I know better than this

Your words have no meaning, each one is a lie

Falsely, I want to believe in you

My time, only a mere convenience to you

I know your story, and what you built

In her, she has all potential I see in us

I’m standing behind you, darkened by your shadow

A promise to suffice me

You say, you’ll leave her, in my heart I know this is un-true

Do you touch her body, the same way you touch mine?

When you whisper I love you, does she hear that very same whisper?

When your hands are cold to the touch, can she warm them?

I’ve settled for this, I’ve known better than this

I’m in competition with you, I must be better than you

Problems can’t lay here

I’m the other woman, just the good time

Standing behind you, still capsulated in your shadow

Our chemistry sets a fire, it’s undeniable

Your power puts out a combustible blaze

I’m standing behind you, just your shadow

Standing behind you, begging to be seen in color

I want you to love me, the way you love her

I want to stand forward, you be my shadow

Emulate support, honesty, and loyalty

Reality, awakens me

We can’t, the wedding ring you wear, has tarnished us both

I’ve always been your secret

My morals tossed about to the waste side

My character on display everyday

With my hands, I deconstructed a child’s home

I’ve torn love apart

A love I’ve begged to have

Broken a family

I tarnished her wedding ring

I will no longer stand behind you and be your shadow

Today, I step past your shadow

Today, I’ll be seen in color

Today, I realize all of my worth

Today, I only see one shadow