Shadow

Walking the path of knowledge

That was placed before me

In search of what others had set free,

A journey my shadow and I

Would have loved to share

But before I set

Our feet upon the path

My shadow reached for me

With a look of despair,

With words of wisdom

My shadow spoke to me

"A journey I can not travel

You must set me free",

With a tear trickling

Down my face

I bowed my head

And gave a heavy sigh

Then kissed my shadow goodbye,

I turned my back and set forth

On the path that suddenly 

Changed its course,

Between months of gathering knowledge

And living off the land

My body grew weak

As I grasped for an unknown hand,

I was pulled forward

The sun casts a shadow on me

Then a familiar voice said

"You are what you wanted to be

Now I must carry you with me".

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing journey in the poem. I like the feel of discovery and understanding. Sometime we must face the truth and know who we are. I like the strong ending to the poem.
"You are what you wanted to be
Now I must carry you with me".
Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Tarry Franck]

Thank you so much :)

[Ohhhwillow]

I love this, personification of your own shadow is great, all in all gorgeous piece

[Tarry Franck]

Thank you

[TPK Stories]

lovely....

[Tarry Franck]

Thank you

[DrD]

Interesting, to say the least. Be careful, it needs to be "I was pulled forward" instead of "I was pull forward." The form and content, however, is quite good and I liked the originality. A nice job, indeed.

[Tarry Franck]

Thanks for catching that - it is now corrected :)

[Damien Davison]

Wow I loved...
"The sun casts a shadow on me
Then a familiar voice said"

Good job!

[Tarry Franck]

Thank you

[Lover Of Words]

My shadow reached for me
With a look of despair,
With words of wisdom
My shadow spoke to me
"A journey I can not travel
You must set me free",
Love this i love the whole thing but this stood out most
nicely done

[Tarry Franck]

Thank you :)