My Shadow (for Audrey)

I have a little shadow,
She's only 3 feet tall,
She follows me everywhere I go,
She copies my every move.

She says the words she hears me say,
She likes the things I like,
She's always watching, never stopping,
She learns everything from me.

She watches while I fold the clothes,
and scrub the floors, and cook our food.
She likes to try my makeup on,
and wear my pretty shoes.

She hears the way I speak to others,
and how I talk about myself,
She sees the way I love her Dad,
And the way he loves me back.

She's with me every day,
Almost everywhere I go.
And every time I turn around,
my shadow smiles up at me.

I have to be so careful,
With my shadow watching me,
To be the very best person,
That my shadow needs me to be.