She and her shadow

run to the river

to see their reflections

dance on the stone

on the floor of the river.

They see themselves dancing

she and her shadow

soul of he bone.

She holds her shadow

high in esteem

when she sleeps does her shadow

also dream?

Does it she wonders

her shadow have dreams of its own?

Or does it run to the river

to see its reflection

dance on the stone

on the floor of the river.

When she is sleeping

then does her shadow

dance all alone?

She loves her shadow

better than some

when she dies will her shadow

also succumb?

Has it she wonders

her shadow a death of its own?

Or will it run to the river

will it? her shadow

to see its reflection

dance on the stone

on the floor of the river

see itself dancing

lonely her shadow

soul of her bone.

When she is dead

will it dance alone?

They must have had their faces upturned at the time of the blast, for their eyes had melted in their sockets