The Blindness of Light and Dark

In youth, we never truly know our youth,
And in old age, we fail to know our age.

The sun and the moon, bound by time,
Can never behold each other’s light.

The day and the deep darkness—
Even they exist, forever blind to one another.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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