Mary's Shadow
by Steven Craig
When you walk in the morning hours
With the sun at your back,
You see a shadow.
It is something
That you live with
Can never avoid.
There are the lucky times
When you walk in that sunshine
That you can ignore the shadow
For there are other features
In your life
To take your attention
Focus your future upon.
But you will still stumble
Even fall,
And the shadow will be there
Pulling at you
Tearing at you
Even as you drag yourself
Back towards your life.
You will
At times
Feel only cold
When there is no shadow
To be seen.
It is still there,
As long as
Your body blocks the sun light
As long as
You venture into places
That life will lead you.
It is not a failure
To have a shadow.
It is not a curse
To have a shadow.
It is not your fault
To have a shadow.
You are not a lesser person
To have a shadow.
Only thinking makes it so.
And only in that darkness,
Do you lose your happiness.
08/16/2011
