I run toward the light,
Always pushing toward the edge of the darkness,
Looking for a chance to be seen,
A chance to finally step out of the shadow that engulfs me.
To be known for who I am,
Not who I’m related to.
Until now, the darkness has been comforting,
A cave to hide in, where insults don't dare search for me,
Where I'm known by another’s reputation.
But I'm fed up with hiding in the dark,
So I make myself try harder, run faster, jump farther,
Searching for the attention that is lost on that silhouetted figure
I try another direction,
A different challenge,
One that he hasn't yet tried to overcome,
And I reach the shadow’s edge,
To momentarily bask in that dimmer light.
Then, darkness again overcomes the brightness,
And I see how far behind I've fallen.
So once again, I sprint toward the light.
Until I realize that he's stopped,
And I see his face looking back,
Almost as if waiting for me to catch up.
I keep going, and a grin crosses my face.
Then, when I get close enough to threaten his place in the sun,
He pushes toward that distant light again.
And I continue to try persevere,
Each of us forcing the other to be better than we are.
So I continue to run on...
Tired of living in my brother's shadow.
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