My Shadow

We like to hide our failures in dark places, these places give birth to new shadows leaving light to expose the truth of who we are.

  My shadow sat along side me,
always eager to get inside,
to know, feel, imagine.

  Sometimes I wonder if I should,
lend my heart to the darkness,
so it feels pain, sadness, and weight I carry.

  Though I hesitate,
would it run away and hide with the moon,
seeking refuge beyond the star blazing skies I reach to.

  So I pull away,
resting hopes and dreams at it's feet,
keeping each fallen star locked away for no one to find.

 

Joshua Chilson (2008)

Reviews

[Tina Kline]

Nice poem about questioning whether you should risk sharing your pain with you shadow,
fearing you might lose that part of you, even though the shadow wants to know all of you,
deciding sharing only the good things about you is the best.

Excellent write.