Amid the Jagged Shadows

"Amid the jagged shadows of mossy leafless boughs; " - Samuel Taylor Coleridge As we walk amid our jagged shadows through the seldom treaded, treacherous footpath of life; and our shadows walk ahead. What if they make the road to our destination obscure? How far can we see down the pathway? We're often too busy looking straight ahead trying to get to where we're going. Our eyes too laser-focused ahead that we never bother to look down and check for bumps... that we could stub our feet on, or worse, trip us. And there's no escaping life's accidents. Our shadows are our loyal companions, our guide... but they could betray, you know? They could rub us of the light needed to see a bump on the pathway, and we stub our feet on it! We could trip but break our fall Or we could trip, tumble over and crash... in the dirt with a thud; bruised and bleeding writhing in pain, but whatever happens.... we must rise up and soldier on! Submitted for... Strand Select C,Any Form ,Any Theme Poetry Contest (Winner: Honorable Mention) Sponsored by Brian Strand Date: 02/04/2020 Writing Challenge 3 - November - Any Form Poetry Contest Sponsored by Dear Heart - Wiishkobe Ode (Winner: 3rd Place) Date written and submitted: 11/25/2019