Jasmine E Light and Shadow

[Light and Shadow]

Jasmine E

I am from the newborn shadows, The ones you can miss, The ones that are birthed from the night, The ones that the sun makes, when it welcomes the earth, into its soft light, The shadows that disappear quickly, and leave you exposed to the light, force you to wake up and yourself. Yes I am from those shadows, I am not made of them though, I am made of both light and shadow, The light is the kind that people love, the kind of light, to dance in, to sing in, to laugh in, the kind of light that dries tears, that brings hope. But shadow is a part of me too, the kind that some people try to hide, the kind that poisons your words the kind that makes tears fall steadily, the kind that tries to suck out light, we all are made of light and shadow. Some have more light, some have more shadow, I guess, it just depends on where you are from. For, I, am from the newborn shadows.