For Many Years I Thought I Have Got A Shadow Poem by Mohammad Younus

For many years I thought I have got a shadow,
As an object casts its shadow...
... In the presence of sun or moon rays,
Sometimes it would grow longer than me,
Sometimes it would get shorter and shorter,
Until it would completely disappear from my sight,
It would randomly move with me,
Keeping pace with my movement,
It has been with me since I was born,
It does not speak, see, hear, or feel,
It does not have creative or destructive powers,
It does not produce any light or sound,
It cannot love or hate,
My shadow is lifeless,
My shadow is emotionless,
It has not any of my attributes,
I understand the shadow is not me,
In reality, I am shadowless,
I am purely a spirit - a soul,
And a soul - unlike a physical object - has got no shadow.

Mykoul