Always

There will always be day and night

us or they, neither better than the other

Love and hate, black and white

crooked or straight, each a sister or a brother

There is large or small, male or female

run or crawl, after and before

Short and tall, pass or fail

nothing or all, peace and war

good or bad, life or death

happy or sad, truth or lies

satiated or hungry, suffocate or catch one's breath

thin or chunky, ignorant or wise

Yet all is gray in this world around us

tis they say a matter of perception

always was and always will be thus

so the law lays a view of deception

it's the emptiness of the pot that gives it, its use

have you forgot, without the one you can't have the other?

and without tenderness, there would be no abuse

so life renders us, no child without a father and a mother

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

All I can say is that I fervently wish to be associated with the above remarks and passionate writing.

[Soren]

Thank you so much Ken. I definitely appreciate your review and kind words.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

tenderness is the soothing ointment that some can never afford and it is so sad.
This poem has such a wonderful rhyme pattern...so natural.
j.

[Soren]

Thank you Jacob for your generous and kind response to this piece.

[Chris Shaw]

Opposites. They say if you have not suffered the depths of sorrow you will not experience the height of joy. You can’t have one without the other. A well crafted piece Soren. Thank you.

Chris

[Soren]

Thank you Chris I have heard this too and believe it to be true. It makes me shiver to think that I must suffer such maybe I'll just stay in the middle. I so apprecieate your reviews dear friend.

[John the Baptist]

The poem describes polarity, the pairing of opposites seen so frequently on this level of existence. It does have its uses, though. If everything was blue, there would be no blue. You have to have an opposite to compare it with.

[Soren]

Thanks so much John you are so rite there is a polarity in things and we do need it to make judgments. I appreciate the review