shadow lurk

Can you see the shadow in the night
It is where I lurk
Blink and you'll miss me
You think you see me
You think you know me
But you see the dark and not the moving shadow
You see the light and not the glowing seed

How do you tell an ant apart from another?
In species or size?
By gender or grain?

Take a look at me
Do you see what you see?
Or is it a mirror?

Take a look at me
What do you see?
A shadow or a speaker?
A teacher or a preacher?
A socialiser or loner?
Or all of the above?

Look carefully and be warned
For what you see may not be what you get.