The Chase

I wrote this a while ago, but maybe you have never read it :)

The Chase

I used to walk free
Without a care in the world
Oblivious to all
Unaware of the circle I was walking

Around and around
In a 6 foot hole
There was safety in the walls
And I could not see that which wasn’t in close proximity to me

Until I saw my shadow
Most days he was my companion
But on this, he looked so different
Through him I could see me

Why are you so near me I cried
Away from me you wretched thing
And I ran and I hide
To avoid the ugliness of him

For fear of him
I climbed out of the hole and ran through the forest
The faster I ran
The faster he chased

Who is this wretch that haunts me so
I am a man despised and hated
Away from me shadow
I cannot look upon thee

The flee ensued
Until no more I could run
I fell with a thud
Only to see this wretch behind me

Turning from his darkness
I looked up to see
The Sun was shining on me
Oh so elegantly

It dawned on me
The Sun was always shining
Even in the comfort of my hole
He led me to where I fell

Because of the Sun I could see my shadow
The wretch who was really an outline of me
Oh how I hate him
Yet he is still with me

Yet he is only an outline
The shadow does not reveal what is inside
When I look beyond this shell
I see the Goodness of what was created

The border of the shadow is defined by the light
On the edge is where He says “No more shall you be”
“This is as far as you go Darkness”
Yet the Sun allows for the shadow as proof of His existence

Reflecting on this revelation
I looked around to see
A green pasture and quiet waters
It was really you leading me!

As far as I ran through the forest and the mire
And as keen on fleeing the shadow
The Sun led me in His direction
As I ran from my shadow I ran towards the Sun

Now I walk towards the light
Aware of the shadow, but more so the Sun
Through the valleys and over the mountains I walk
Higher and higher I rise towards the heavens where the Sun resides

Until one day I reach it
The center of the Sun
In this final resting place
The light engulfs me from all angles

In this place the darkness of the shadow is destroyed
It is only me and the Sun
In Him I shall rest
No longer followed by the darkness of my shadow

One Love,
Danger