Loving Opposites
Can we awake from the madness,
that divides this world in two,
can we set free our ‘rightness’
to a different point of view?
Free-will as a gift has been given
as a sacred God-given right,
to all of life’s diverse species
that we might grow to the Light.
Yet that which contains no shadows
remains forever unknown,
for contrast gives depth and meaning
through light and shade and tone.
This gift we all have been given,
is a wondrous two-edged sword,
for we can explore the darkness,
where hatred and fear are stored.
Can the light exist without darkness,
or the day be complete without night?
for opposites balance the fulcrum,
in all that is wrong or right.
If a fool persists in his folly,
eventually he will be wise
to the pattern of God’s creation,
where awareness has to arise.
For the pain we inflict on others,
will certainly haunt us again,
as part of the path to perfection,
where all is held as the same.
If I only accept my light side,
who carries my fear and shame?
if I only walk on my ‘right’ side
I must for certain be lame.
If I see myself as a ‘good’ guy,
Who then do I see as the ‘bad?’
If I hold to one thought or system,
then someone will see me as mad.
Our thoughts and our words condemn us
In all that we say or we do,
Whenever I make a statement,
the opposite also is true.
Can we find the way to redemption,
in this world with its shade and hue?
for tyrant sits within us,
if we but only knew.
My fanatic sits within me,
waving his rifle and sword,
my dictator stands beside him,
condemning my every word.
And how do I deal with these monsters,
that generate hatred and fear,
can I learn to love and accept them
as a part of all I hold dear?
When I love my inner traitor,
my terrorist and my thief,
I can find a place for us to live,
in harmony and in peace.
When we come to know that opposites
in all of us have to dwell,
we can find a place of balance,
in the space ‘tween heaven and hell.
When we stop projecting our shadow
onto those we know must be wrong,
we will find the path to redemption,
where all of us can belong.
Can we awake from the madness
that tears this world in two,
by pitting us against ourselves
with different points of view.
Light sits within the darkness
and there’s darkness in the light
by dancing with these opposites
we move from wrong and right.
We can awake from the madness
that splits this world in two,
by walking in the shoes of those
with different points of view.
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