A/N: It was hard to think of a poem and write it down about Shadow. Please tell me what you think. I don't care about criticism but make it constructive. I don't take snappy, non-constructive criticism. Hope you enjoy it. I must admit, it's not the best poem ever, but it's a try...

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EDIT (MAY 25th, 2019): Hey, what's up, you guys? I am just dropping by to say that I have corrected a mistake in this poem – one that my new, favorite reviewer found!

Outside of that, I have kept my writing as "great" as it was back in 2012! I'm happy and proud to see how far I've progressed with my writing!

Anyway, thanks, once again, to my new reviewer! She's the best!

.:Life as we know it:.

My name is Shadow,

I am the Ultimate Lifeform.

Darkness itself is made up of my form.

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I remember a time when I was happy,

But that is all just a memory.

I guess it's hard to imagine, me happy and all...

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-But I used to smile,

With happiness and glee,

But that is before that incident happened to me.

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She was just a little girl:

Blond hair and blue dress.

The sickening memory makes hurl,

For she was my damsel in distress.

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A GUN soldier shot her,

Right through her heart.

To me, it was all a blur.

To me, it broke me apart.

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She was my everything.

For her, I'll miss most.

For all the memories she brings...

She's now a ghost.

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She always wanted to see Earth, not just from the sky,

But that day never came,

For here, I watched her die.

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Maria was her name,

But now she's gone.

Only living in my memories,

With all the other things I've done.

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Now my life is full of enemies...

I will never love again,

For losing her was a heartache,

And I don't want to feel the pain.

Watching someone else die, while I wake.

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Love is a troubled thing,

Yet and ecstasy all at once.

There's more stuff life can bring,

Yet there is still stuff it can take away.

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Of all the things I might forget,

She is one that I promise I won't.

I remember the first time we met,

And from that day on is what my memory kept.

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I should have broken that glass.

I should have jumped in front of the bullet...

Her life would be safe, but I know mine wouldn't.

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It wouldn't matter, though.

I'd still be happy.

The fact that her life would be safe would make me still smile with glee.

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I have met friends,

Sonic and the others,

Yet I don't want anything to do with them.

If I befriend them, I could bring pain.

Not just to me, but also to them.

The pain I may bring might make me never see them again.

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Life is confusing.

I sometimes wonder why it exists.

It is useless, it has no purpose, no meaning...

Someone is born, yet another dies.

One person is happy, yet another one cries.

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It is confusing, I must admit.

But life is life, and I shall not forfeit.

Life can throw anything at me, but I'll just dodge it.

I have been through too much to take the hit.

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I don't live life properly, I must also admit,

But when you lived through what I have, you would not make a fit.

I lived through so much; I don't know why I exist.

I'll live an endless life forever,

While other life forms just vanish like the mist.

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I don't think it's fair, but I can't complain

Life is overrated, filled with happiness and pain.

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My name is Shadow,

I am the ultimate creature.

Designed by my creator,

I shall live forever...

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-But now, I shall live life as I'd never done before.

I shall do my best to heed Maria's wish,

To help mankind, bring peace among humans.

For you, Maria, I shall stop the gore.

This is who I am.