Balance

Balance

In the middle
Between two people, equally needy
Thinking to satisfy both
Win-win, no loss
As a hen does for her chicks, 
Or a fair judge in the courts
A case between the servant and boss

The contrast between night and day
Was it not meant to be this way?
If there was no night
The moonlight would have to join the day
Or find another place to display
But then, nature has its way
Which after we violate, 
Open our mouths and 
Loosen our tongues 
Then utter complaints
The seasons as if overhearing, decide to change
From summer to winter, sunshine to rain
Right after releasing our last scoff, begin to miss again
Ah, men will always be men

As I ponder over why he complains
I understood the need for balance and coherence
Imagine if every force, energy and action
Every thought and maybe every passion
Was in perfect balance
If there was equality, yielding peace and tranquility
No highs and lows but all leveled
Unlike a turbulent flow, all settled


Imagine if all needs were in balance
None so selfish and none so jealous
None so greedy, leaving none overly needy
Imagine if nothing was so easy nor so tough
If the sun shone bright enough
Yet not too strong to cause a wilt
If it were only so, so we wish..
Imagine
If the weather wasn’t harshly cold nor extremely hot
If the air was unpolluted, for Mother Nature wept
Clean and pure, causing no one to suffocate
If there were light showers in the place of hurricanes
Moderate, yet enough for the Farmer’s gain
If a thin line replaced the wide gap between rich and poor
Maybe then,
Men’s heart would fill up with joy,
Leaving no room for complaints.

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