Shadows We were told to save our shadows For when we really need them. What use, the experts said, throwing them Into the dark, or on the ground? So began an age when people Stopped throwing their shadows. Some doctors suggested this Could be harmful, like holding it In when you have to pee. But gradually it was agreed It was rude to throw them. It began to be frowned upon, Like smoking. Kids were allowed to Throw their shadows while playing, But not in school, And some lovers asked their lovers To throw their shadows over them, But that was in the privacy Of lamplit bedrooms. And of course there were The animals and the trees, Which didn’t know better, Though buildings were redesigned So as not to cast them, and cars. The effect of all this was that Things seemed a little brighter — Both candidates ran upon this, As if it had been their idea — But everyone knew that It was only brighter because The shadows were inside them.
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Shadows We were told to save our shadows For when we really need them. What use, the experts said, throwing them Into the dark, or on the ground? So began an age when people Stopped throwing their shadows. Some doctors suggested this Could be harmful, like holding it In when you have to pee. But gradually it was agreed It was rude to throw them. It began to be frowned upon, Like smoking. Kids were allowed to Throw their shadows while playing, But not in school, And some lovers asked their lovers To throw their shadows over them, But that was in the privacy Of lamplit bedrooms. And of course there were The animals and the trees, Which didn’t know better, Though buildings were redesigned So as not to cast them, and cars. The effect of all this was that Things seemed a little brighter — Both candidates ran upon this, As if it had been their idea — But everyone knew that It was only brighter because The shadows were inside them.