I
Among a classroom of students,
The only silent one
Was the shadow in the corner.

II
I am of three minds,
Like an embodiment
Of light, neutrality, and darkness.

III
The light and the dark
Are shadows.
The light and the dark and the shadows
Are nothing.

IV
I do not know which is more pleasant,
The beauty of "maybe"
Or the beauty of a solid "no,"
A cloudy day
Or total darkness.

V
O odd ones of the school hall,
Why do you wear sunglasses?
Do you not see how the clouds
Dance outside the doors
Of the building around you?

Author's note: I think I wrote this for a class in college.