Shadows

The sun will rise
to dawn a new day
the spirit awakens
under hope's shining ray
but the agent of darkness
is not far away
my shadow walks with me.
The strength in resolve
is what I walk near
luminous thought makes all
seem so clear
meaning in life
with all I hold dear
but shadows shade the glee.
Ghosts of the past
I have overcome
feeling again
from where I was numb
finally enlightened
in all the humdrum
things shadows cannot see.
Free is my mind
true is my soul
having climbed to the top
of life's greasy pole
but as I spread my wings
and seek a new goal
the shadow says I'm not free.
Each little conquest
tempts me now
I soar in full flight
but in danger somehow
about to succumb
to pride's sacred cow
but the shadow grounds me.