Connor J Sheffield

The Casting of Shadows

The moon shines a light on my flesh
Yet it casts a shadow in my soul
For the darkness is taking over

My mind will not be my own
My teeth become daggers
My flesh, a fur coat
My breath is foul
My claws are blades

My call is a howl
A shriek of torment
For I have killed those I loved
Yet nothing has taken my life

This is my curse
The life I must live
This is my plight
To live under the power
Of the lantern in the sky

It is not a light that it casts down
To the earth that I roam
Though the light shines on my flesh
It casts a shadow on my soul