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In the Shadows

We must not be noticed,

They cannot know we're here.

We must keep to the shadows,

And not give in to fear.

…

I cast back a smile at Ellie,

Because I'm the only one who will.

For I'm not infected or a thug,

Both groups want us killed.

…

With hand signals we communicate,

When we talk, we simply whisper.

We ignore the pounding in our heads,

And on our feet our blisters.

…

Out here, infected and our kind,

Both groups have vacant stares.

Sometimes it's hard to spot the difference,

To see indifference from despair.

…

We cannot help, not one of them,

All we can do is survive.

The last of us, in the shadows,

While the infected thrive.

…

I call a stop, it's time to rest,

We'll set out at first light.

But we'll still keep to the shadows,

For both our lives I'll fight.