Shadow Dance

The silhouette of my vessel

The shade by my side

My dark reflection

The space from which I cannot hide

Manifesting into my thoughts

Taunting dark curiosities

Forbidden desires

Less favored philosophies

There is a War within myself

Wrong vs. Right

My enemy is my shadow

My urges are my fight

My inner demons shadow box

The light the reason and the way

My shadow two steppin with the Devil

Dancing one step away

Reviews

[Yellow Butterfly]

There is a War within myself
Wrong vs Right
My enemy is my shadow

You have described very well feelings when dealng with your conscious mind...I am sure many will relate exactly with this.... If we can't trust our very own shadow who can we trust....

[Mary Christabel George]

Keely, Every line of yours makes us think deep inside.
:)

[Carolann Dowsett]

I like this it has a lot of deep truth that is over shadowed by darkness.

[Melissa Sofia]

Nice piece of writing, last lines left me with a shiver..

[Mark]

Very nice. Remember, to light a candle is to cast a shadow.... I believe Carl Jung said that.

[quinfinn]

awesome writing skills demonstrated herein, dear poetess. this is superb and rewarding verse.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the description of the shadow dance. Hard to decide the dance of life.
"Wrong vs. Right
My enemy is my shadow
My urges are my fight"
No weakness in the excellent poem. I like the ending a lot.
Coyote

[Frieda P]

Dark and light, can we ever escape those shades of grey within ourselves. Dancing or wrestling with the devil is one I'm familiar with...nice one.

[kublakhan27]

Very cool portrayal of the ultimate inner conflict :)

[A. H. Pinley]

Started out strong, but lost steam for me in the last two lines, but other than that, I love your word selection.