Cast down your shadows

The sun smiles on me today as it did not yesterday.
For yesterday I dared not walk in the light
lest it withdraws its warmth for me,
upon seeing the shadows I carry.
While leaves live in search of light
they carry not their shadows, rather
electing to cast their downwards so that we may sit beneath them.
And thus their darkness is our sanctuary.
So today I walk in the light as a leaf,
casting down my own shadows for my nourishment.

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By: Leilah Bhyat

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