Since the beginning of the end,things have changed.  With wide eyes and an open mind I have tried to rebuild myself. The usual glow of happiness I inflate within my being has traded places with a much darker friend. A friend who is small.. This friend is dangerous. This friend is rude. This friend is cunning and wise. I meet her in the darkness, after midnight. She says it will be alright, to let her take my place. I am not one to become a shadow, but lately when i look behind, the thing I see is me. A leader becomes a follower, a cat becomes a mouse. This unlikely transformation is all too real for me.