Notes About The Poem

Written on August 1, 2026

for Silent One's Contest, Deviants and Divine

Make Love Stay


I know…

Opposites attract

I’ve seen it 
In hearts, in eyes
In trembling echoes
From those who see beyond
What is…
	To what is meant to be

Opposites

Black and white
Night and day
Good and bad
Happy and sad

If hidden in the notes of morning
Night still fills the hearts
The memories of ghostlike dreams
Night breathes in… the peaceful light
That is found in morning’s soft voice

If black says to leave behind
The promise of yesterday’s prayer
White says the sweetness of love
Will rise to defy the darkest dread

If good seeks to give bad a chance
Bad often says it won’t work
But when good is allowed an opinion
It always says bad can be forgiven
The offence of its mistakes, its evil
Good tells bad the only danger
Is the lack of compassion, mercy

Sadness tells happy to go away
There is no delight in the moment
But happy reminds sad of the gray
Where hope prevents sad from despair
Where happy tells sad to let go of the past,
Live… just live, find happiness that will last.

Opposites attract
But what can I say
When the rain comes
I seek sunlight through the weeping sky
When the night arrives
I seek the light of morning’s smile
When the bad tells me its wrong
I seek the story of doubt, not the song
When the sad causes me to tear up
I seek the happy in a heart that is yearning….

For a miracle and the miracle comes
In the form of love that never gives up
Love that is alive, always inspired
Love that overshadows my doubts
And encourages me to keep trying

Opposites attract…
But more than that…
Love wins the war…
Between…

Black and white
Night and day
Good and bad
Happy and sad

Love wins the war
And no words can reveal
How thankful I am
That love never stands still
It is always moving around,
Giving to those who need it most,
And despite what it costs…
This war is not lost
Love wins and another day begins….

When I seek someone to encourage
With this faith that says

White’s purity can wipe away the blackest impurity
Day’s light can still the darkest night
Goodness can reveal the hope to every bad thought
Happiness can still silence the root of a sad tear

And so I believe… with love I’ll one day see
This love inside of me… bring light that night can’t betray
This love that I believe, although I may grieve…
Will remind me that this love is meant to be given away
That is the only way that any love can stay!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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August 28, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Love can only stay when it is sincere.. sadly not all are sincere.. but even deviants loved once and i am sure they can love again... congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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August 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Beautiful poetry Regina, those last two lines are superb… Beryl
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