The Shadows Within

The true essence of the soul is revealing when we embrace the light and the shadows within ourselves.  ~ Dee Waldeck​

​I look into the shadows.
 
Not a place I often go,
Sometimes too scary
And difficult to see within.
 
I know it is time to embrace the shadows.
 
Rather than look with my eyes,
I feel into the shadows with my heart.
I don’t like what I feel,
And yet I know that I must
Consider all the shadows.

It is time to acknowledge the darkness.
 
I’ve carried these shadows
For longer than I care to
Unknowingly some within my subconscious.
 
I’ve allowed the shadows to control me.
 
This part of me buried deeply
That I do not want to look at
And that which does not want me to find.
Time to release that control over me,
To let go of what no longer serves who I am.
 
What lurks in the shadows?
 
The part of me that is not so nice,
Ready for me to love it
And give it some light.
 
Not proud of what I find within me.
 
I know what I find
Has been a part of me
Not the part I am on the surface
But the part of me
That often cries from deep within.

All the shadow wanted was to be recognized.
 
I ignored the darkness
So it grew even stronger
Trying harder for me to see it.
 
Too painful for me to look at it.
 
The shadows darker than I expected,
The fear of what I would find,
Paralyzing me.
Not able to even glance at the shadows
Nor go within them.
 
I know it is time for me to be strong.
 
I face the inner darkness
Not always easy
But oh, so revealing.
 
I find appreciation for the shadows.
 
It is time to give thanks
For the darkness contrasts the light.
Time to let go of the shadow side
To allow for more light
For me to fully shine the light from within.
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I look into the shadows.
 
The place I now gladly go
For great inner change
Can happen there.
 
Thankful!

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