my daily poem march 18, 2004 - law of opposites

the world walks on a tightrope

deriving strength from its opposites.

from every minus spins a plus,

every shout, an echo,

poison, antidote

and every man, a women

and between them the power

that sustains the world.

ying gives rise to yang

and darkness gives that

extra edge to the beauty of light.

in the positive and negative sparks

of the split atoms

nagasaki and hiroshima

turned to ash.

the union of men and women broaden civilisations throughout the ages.

god and satan gave birth to religion

that helps build up the characters in men

who skilfully walk

between his desires

good and bad

to maintain sanity

letting the world go round.
















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