Shadow-Side

The shadow cocoons us

with the promise

of flat light and invisible details.

Sometimes looming ahead

sidled up next to us, stretching behind

living inside us all; The Shadow-side

It’s not necessarily a dark, dank

scary place to be ignored.

It is simply the Yin to our Yang.

A place where peace is felt from

the adventures of yesterdays

or a spark is ignited

for the risks of tomorrows.

The whispers of things we think

we don’t want to do, or hear.

Patiently waiting for the light

so we can hear the things we need to know.

It can cloak us in a protective incubator

or feel as if it will swallow us

in the depths of grief, and despair.

Bending, changing, pulling, letting go, dissipating.

Its fluidity is as impermanent as all the other quirks

and talents that make up the whole of who we are.

We can learn to befriend, listen, and

hear the messages whispered

from our shadow-side, as it reminds us

it is time to turn our face towards the sun.

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©Alexis Rose, image: Pixabay

Thank you for reading my books: If I Could Tell You How It Feels, and Untangled, A Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph