Our Natural Inclination
Our natural inclination is to achieve balance,
Like on the teeter-totter, seesaw, or balance beam
So difficult in life, like standing on the point of a lance.
Life can sometimes remind us of a humorous meme;
Other times we are torn by suffering and strife,
Almost as though fate, fortune or the gods may deem.
Such are the stark vicissitudes of the commonplace life
We are constantly buffeted about by storm and fear,
When we are out-of-balance, on the edge of the knife,
It behooves us to remember that God is very near,
That we are never alone through the good and bad
And, we must never be reluctant to shift our gear.
EIGHTH PLACE WINNER
Written February 25, 2022
Especially for “Consciousness Fulcrum” Poetry Contest
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