I Write - Decade Edition - Roaring 20's

From the Shadows

From the shadows
I call back that which was shamed;
That which I pushed away
As being the ugly parts of myself.
But I am not a full human being
Without all those parts of me --
The good with the bad
The contrasts and complexities
That make me who I truly am
Worts and all.
But what is seen as shadowy and shameful
Is only a product of culture
A culture that praises the strength of the masculine
And diminishes all that is feminine
Little does this culture realize the balance of both...
Together the two bring out the best of each other
And all of us carry the essence of both --
Masculine and Feminine.
The Feminine births the ideas and desires of your soul
The Masculine takes those ideas and makes them solid in the world.
Both are needed to balance our energies
Both are necessary for a full life.

To cast out one in favour of the other
Diminishes both.

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Written for the Shadows and Light Poetry Contest.
Round 129 - due March 14, 2024