Today's poem completes the June Open/Write on Ethical ELA. I struggled all day with this poem, trying to write a poem about my 'emotional state' without actually naming what that state was...the prompt and inspiration came from the author Melanie Crowder, who provided an engaging and detailed process for writing this poetry...one which I hope to revisit in the days ahead. This poem does not follow her process as intentionally as I had hoped to do. Ah, well.
Shadows
It’s as if I have been staring
only at one light
bright and falsely clear
blinded by its singular rays
somehow unaware
above, within, and around
luminescent shadows
dance and invite,
flickering, lurking, leading
right there all the time
no longer unseen
revealing, reflecting, releasing
now drawing my full attention,
irresistible shadows of
resistance.
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