My Shadow And I

By Tracy Schruder

My shadow is my friend. I am not my shadow, yet it is a part of me. I bring into the light that which is hidden. Not revealing her means certain darkness.

I face all circumstances and situations that come to mind – the dark places where I’ve caused harm to others, and the even darker places where harm was done to me.

I move forward into my mirror, I break the looping horrors dead in the head.

I let the pain and fear wash through me. I learn what true forgiveness is. I let it be, intentionally.

My shadow is my friend, my darker, harder friend. We carry on together, to reach a higher high and to bleed tears from our faces, because we alone know why.