Parenting Australia

Where has my shadow gone?

Where has my shadow gone?

By Mihiri Udabage

Where has my shadow gone?

The one that sat beside me

and filled that vacant chair.

Where has my shadow gone?

I turn to look around me

but there’s just some empty air.

Where has my shadow gone?

The one that danced along

and kept me company.

Where has my shadow gone?

A jaunty walk, a skip, a hop,

A bobbing head beside me.

Where has my shadow gone?

It’s lonely when I walk.

Now it’s only me.

Where has my shadow gone?

I don’t feel any lighter,

Only empty.

Perhaps my shadow is playing tricks on me.

A game of hide and seek.

I’ll upturn the house

to catch a glimpse, just a peek.

My shadow has a name

and I call it once or twice.

I know it is in vain.

My shadow left on my advice.

You see, my shadow started school today.

He left me at the gate.

That’s where my little shadow’s gone.

That explains the ache.

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