Thanks for the feedback. Reading each of your different reactions has been very enlightening.
@Mars and Kaitelyn - I do believe that this poem can stand alone without the psychological explanation, however, I included it because I thought it might be interesting for the readers to know a bit of the background behind this poem's inspiration. I'll see if I can incorporate this explanation within the poem.
I probably won't be adding much imagery; for one, it would completely change the essence of the poem; for another, each person's shadow is unique to that person. For instance, I value my pride and independence. Someone else, on the other hand, may view the same traits in themselves as arrogance and disobedience and thus suppress them.
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