Shadow

Reflections pressed on parched lips,
 inhaling myself

The succubus shadow entices me

 with spider limbs, reaching for me

entrapped in vines that stretch across my throat,

 the scream that does not escape

I allow it to take me,

To pull me under dark water
surrounding me with it
to quench my thirst 

I let fluid fill my lungs, and close my eyes
I find the peace in letting go
But
My next breath is light,
And I am shocked by the air that greets me,
I open my eyes and the flowers surround me
The shadow eliminated by the suns illumination
I let it be, and close my eyes again