Shadow-Self
A tautogram detailing the contentious, push-pull relationship between ourselves and our shadows.
By Allison Baggott-RowePublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Seeking severance,
Similar, slender silhouettes
stagger, stutter, stumble…
Silently screaming, spitting, shouting,
Slicing silence spanning
separate solitudes.
She: skeleton skin soul,
Shadow: smudged shape-shifting space,
Sinews sewn somehow
seamlessly secure.
Sliding semblances
sundered solid—
—sealing some
storied, single, soul.
About the Creator
Allison Baggott-Rowe
I am an author pursuing my MA in Writing at Harvard. For fun, I mentor kids in chess, play competitive Irish music, and performed in Seattle with Cirque du Soleil. I also hold my MA in Psychology and delivered a TEDx talk about resiliency.
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