Just A Shadow

Our stories are related
but they are different

the point of telling my story
is not to drown out the sound of yours
so I never raise my voice

my presence was never meant
to cast a shadow on you
so I always stand to the side

but the point of telling my story
is to tell

MY

story

it is your responsibility
to tell yours

so one day when you can tell your story
without screaming it
like trying to silence mine,

perhaps I can stand in your light
without fading away
like I am just a shadow.