Playing in the shadows.
When I declared this year my most intentional
I could never have foreseen this revelation
yet it was inevitable
a truth long hidden, a lifetime spent searching waiting to step out of the shadows into the unknown.
For years, I chased it
unaware that the shadows I danced with
held something far more profound.
I’d like to call it a relief
but it felt more like a soft unraveling
answering the silent questions that lingered
echoes of a past I couldn’t quite touch.
I thought I could weather anything
but this,
this requires patience, surrender
a quiet reckoning that took its time to settle in.
And now, I find myself awake,
grateful for the risks I had to take
grateful for the shadows' fading hue
grateful for the light that finally broke through.
So, I take pictures to ease my mind
capturing the light I used to seek but couldn't find.
