Woman in the Shadows (An ekphratic poem from “The Numbering at Bethlehem” by Pieter Bruegel)

Original:

I am haunted by the stillness of your form, oh how complex
That one figure, the singularity of your being: there,
In the shadows, an open door, a different world in an empty,
Quiet silhouette. You make no noise, no sound. Answer;

I wonder, friend, or enemy, of contempt,
About your state, your complex state
Is in shambles, your body in the dark; your soul seems
To smell nobody, nothing, never

Mind us. Stay as you are, frozen, timeless
Figure in the dark, on the wall; I know a common
Kind of shade I've lived my life longing for:
There, where you are,

Where you hide, oh friend, or enemy, of the world,
Guardian of none, devotee of faction,
Companion of shadows, alone.

Revision 1:

I am haunted by the stillness you project.
The singularity of your being there,
In the shadows, under an open door,
Is amusing, terrifying.
You make no noise, no sound, you are an empty,
Quiet sillhouette; and I wonder, friend,
About your state. Your complex state
Is in shambles, and your body, in the dark;
You soul smells nobody, nothing, never
Mind everyone else. Stay as you are--frozen,
A figure in the dark, on the wall; I know a common
Kind of state I've lived my life longing for:
There, where you are,
Where you hide, friend, or enemy of the world,
Guardian of none, devotee of faction,
Compation of shadows, alone.

Revision 2:

I am haunted by the stillness you project.
The singularity of your being in the shadows,
Under an open door,
Is amusing. Terrifying.
You make no noise, no sound; you are an empty,
Quiet sillhouette; and I wonder, friend,
About your state. Your complex state
Is in shambles, and your body, in the dark;
You soul smells nobody, nothing, never
Mind everyone else. Stay as you are--frozen,
A figure in the dark, on the wall; I know a common
Kind of state I've lived my life longing for:
There, where you are,
Where you hide, friend, or enemy of the world,
Guardian of none, devotee of faction,
Compation of shadows, alone.