The Shadow on the Hearth
. . . A Story Poem
What is that shadowy figure on the hearth?
It seems to always be there… never moving
nor attempting to leave.
I know I should turn around and look at it
to see what it really is… but I’m too scared
to look for fear of what I may see.
Well… I’m going to look anyway!
What?!… I don’t believe it!…
It’s only a shadow of my own self!
How could I possibly have been scared of that?!
So what should I do to get rid of it?
I don’t want it haunting me with its
constant presence on my hearth.
I want my hearth to be clean and
inviting for daily use… not cluttered
with the presence of a shadowy figure.
Hmm… it seems I once read something
about ‘Facing the Shadow on the Hearth’
in some spiritual literature I found.
Ah! Here it is!… It speaks of a remedy for
clearing the darker shadow side of oneself…
which evidently is what that shadowy figure is.
