Shadows from the past

It has been around a month ever since the nightmares stopped.

Even now... the nightmares still haunt me...

Where there is light, there'll always be shadows.
Where one goes, a shadow always trails behind.
Doing nothing, yet doing everything,
The shadow strangles me, leaving me with no freedom.

Time can never mend what was never broken,
but time can surely change a person from within.
A shadow can never leave its fate as a shadow,
unless it itself wants to move away.

Holding on, letting go, is as easy as ABC.
Yet pride and unwillingness makes the shadow hold on.
Regrets may fill the shadow's heart, but it only serves as excuses
Excuses that make the shadow linger on.

Thoughts not updated here, lest the shadow is affected.
Even though the person has left, the shadow still can stalk.
No matter how the person changes the name, the shadow can still find him.
Such scares the person so much, he loathes the shadow even more.

Tired of running, and facing up to too many excuses that the shadow gives,
he has finally ran out of options but to lie low.
Will he soar, will he have breathing room?
That will depend on the shadow's willingness to let go.

Past is Past... no point holding on
Shadow, please look for another one to hold on to,
for I am scared of you and really do not want you to bother me again
I am forced to do this, because of what you do.

Cause and Effect...

So do not blame me for being so cruel.