Sunlight Above, Shadows Below

And the choice to rise

Shame lives in the depths,

Where dark waters stir.

You are afraid because

You don’t know what’s down there.

What fear waits,

Tangled in the weeds of unexplored oceans?

I’m certain it’s nothing

That can truly harm me—

Nothing fatal.

Only moral memories,

Haunting from shadowy corners

Not yet touched by human hands.

But I know which way to turn.

The sun shines above,

Always faithful to lead me home.

The water is my friend.

It’s only so deep

Once you’ve turned over every stone.

I can rise to the surface

Anytime I choose.