Shadows

Shadows lie to live, 

tell us we’re taller, thinner, 

flat as the earth was once

stalking us when our backs

are turned.

Even the sun lies, 

its radiance assigns

pools in deserts, floats

false diamonds on the sea, 

refracts retinal images 

upside down. 

Poised between liars, 

we’re dazzled to believe 

we’re not alone.