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You sat next to me,
Taking his spot.
Blanketing him in darkness
Like the first blizzard every Winter.
Covering him so completely.

Day after day,
I watched you steal him from me,
Coercing him further into your darkest recesses
Whispering into his ears,
Telling him alternately to be silent and lash out.

Strategically, methodically even,
You covered his eyes with your corners,
So he could not see me reaching out to him.
And stuffed your loose strings into his ears,
So he could not hear me calling his name in the darkness.

You led him along your destructive, devouring road,
Toward the place blacker than the night sky
And more unfathomable than the depths of the ocean.
How or why he followed you,
I do not know.

I may never know,
May always be left wondering who you were,
Wondering where he went,
Wondering what this shadow is that’s left behind
Staring at me with empty eyes.