When My Shadow Drew First

I stood still, but the world flinched fast One breath, one blink, and the die was cast They thought I’d wait, they thought I’d pray But I was born for judgment day

When my shadow drew first No warning, no curse I didn’t speak, I didn’t beg Just dust and blood on weathered legs I don’t run, I don’t rehearse — When my shadow drew first

They came for gold, they came for pride But I’ve buried men for less than lies I’ve seen fate blink, I’ve watched hell stare And still pulled iron without a care

When my shadow drew first It weren’t fear, it weren’t thirst It’s just the way the dark moves in When a soul’s too broke to sin One step ahead, one foot in dirt — When my shadow drew first

They say light shows what a man becomes… But it’s the shadow that does the work.

When my shadow drew first There was no time to reverse No mercy left in hand or eyes Just one more name the dust denies You can pray, but it don’t hurt — When my shadow draws first

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