Cast From The Shadow Poem by Cynthia Aluning

Offshore sailing amidst the sea
Finding remnants of a sunken ship
Sullen, swollen eyes turned misty
An empty quest beyond the reef

Many a times have fallen
Countless love begotten
Swiftly stripped and stolen
As fast as a roaring thunder

Embracing tomorrow's dreams
Awakened by sun's brightest streams
Like a newborn babe evolving
In a character gone stoic

Rising from the whims of the past
Intensed memories willing to surpass
Lurking shadow haunting those old days
Walking afar till it vanishes in the haze

A triumph between heart and mind
A simple quest to step behind
Reflections seen on a mirrored-self
Was its own shadow that haunted then