SHADOWS
Shadows always fascinate me because of the artistic images they reflect. Below is just one of the photos that I remembered to take while savoring the art. I took it few years ago on the open court above our then temporary learning shelter in the public school where I presently teach as a senior high school teacher.
My fascination of shadows also inspired me to write a poem about people whose ‘invisible’ shadows I also see. This thought came to me because of the observation and experience that I had among my fellow passengers in jeepneys before while going to my workplace. I have been commuting from my boarding house to the school on Mondays to Saturdays for four years.
Shadows
Sometimes I have visions
of people’s shadows clearer than themselves
In the sunlight they are concealed
Yet they appear beneath the shade.
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From these shadows I can see
faces hiding, avoiding my stare
Their yearning to exist is palpable
but chained by fear and shame.
But a secret cannot fool the eyes
It fades in the light, but in the dark it flares
Like a caged bird that sings to be freed
is that shadow that dwells inside.
Thank you for reading. I hope to publish another blog next time about the rare beauties I normally behold in my workplace. :)
