“Shadow” Post #14: “Haiku(s): A Choice”

SARAH SMITH

Haiku(s): A Choice 

The shadows of the
human experience have
the potential to

overshadow the
light within, consuming one’s
spirit, until one’s

true essence is no
more. A choice must be made in
the face of hardship:

fight for one’s life, one’s
light, one’s essence, or allow
the darkness to cloak

the mind and steal one’s
spirit. The shadows are a
mere fragment of one’s

identity, not
the entire story. Never
giving into the

shadows of human
experience, peace can be
found, one’s core essence

and identity
preserved, intact. Inner spark
beaming. Radiant.


Sarah Smith is a published poet, writer, artist, and certified creative arts therapist from Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Smith manages a WordPress blog entitled Chronicles of a Disillusioned Optimist: https://chroniclesofadisillusionedoptimist.wordpress.com

Smith also has poetry anthologies available for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sarah-E.-Smith/e/B07SVW5VDC

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