Plato summed up his entire philosophy of form and truth in the cave analogy, as presented in 'The Republic.' While I do not adhere strictly to such a world-view, I am still quite fascinated by its stratification of reality. This poem was inspired, as one might guess from the title, by the shadows cast in Plato's cave, and the false beliefs that cast them.
Shadows in the Cave
The fire casts such shadows deep
from silhouettes in crimson glow,
as slowly round the rocks they creep,
in restless rank and broken row
that beckons eyes impressed in night
to focus on the formless show
and linger not on summer sight
that bursts beyond the cavern cold,
revealed in Apollo’s might
to only those who wander, bold.
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