Face the Shadow

Face the Shadow

Within you is the shadow

Of yourself.

That is the accumulation

Of the darker thoughts,

Words expressed and actions

Which form

A part of who

You are

And who you have been.

Many hide from this part

Of themselves.

But to no avail

For there is no escape

From the darkness

Within this place

Inside of you.

Like a prisoner in a cave

If ignored and left unheeded.

It will fester.

To free and heal

This part of ourselves,

The key is not to ignore it

In the hope it

Will disappear

Or wither away.

No, it needs to be

Acknowledged and forgiven

In order for healing to occur.

Once we do this we can allow

That part of ourselves

To rejoin our full being.

For in the shadow

There are often strengths

Which can be used for positive
Change and then

Through our acceptance

We can learn to be

The master of ourselves.