A Shadow Nightmare Poem by Kishor Pathak

The poem is about a boy lost somewhere in the tar dark night and is waiting for a dawn. He finds someone tracing him everywhere he goes. He gets scared and tries out all possibilities to get out of it finally taking the weapon to protect himself from the evil which ultimately turns out to be his own shadow in nightmare and not foe.

They are many things in the world which can be controlled and be thrown off, but shadow is something which can't be turned down. We may intend putting umpteen efforts to get rid of it but all will turn futile. Only the Almighty can do it and that too after bifurcation of soul from a body. Shadow is predominant and if we refuse to accept it, then we are not only headed for failure but also for misery and unhappiness.

It plays an important role in life, saves us from self-righteousness and helps us understand the enigma of unfairness in the lives of others. It makes us trust in our own forte and put all our hopes and believes in the power of one self.

Apostles and greatest of saints experienced their shadows and pleaded lord to remove it but all went in vain. Ultimately they accepted it and became invincible. Don't get panic if you have become discouraged or depressed because every time you turn around you see your shadow. God knows our pity and hence he has given us a perfect comrade, so that we're always accompanied in evil situations and protected. Shadow is God's grace and a perfect companion in loneliness. So let's be contented with weaknesses, insults, hardships because if we are weak, then we're actually heading towards being mighty.