Substance of a Doubt

eSubstance of a Doubtf

 

The ease in any lie, the smirk in any sigh,

The smile that does not last,

The trick in any eye

 

The ego in the goal, the rat inside the hole,

The smile that does not last,

The cancer in the mole

 

The touch that does not soothe,

The word that does not move,

The smile that does not last,

The love we cannot prove.[1]

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[1] Although the poet yearned for absolutes, he believed that everything an individual engenders or experiences is a mix of positive and negative energy. He speaks directly to this subject in Camille Du Monde’s entry on Page 242: “No man’s character is so refined that an individual thought or action will contribute only to the cause of good or only to the cause of evil.  Indeed, the duality of a man’s nature ensures that each of his thoughts or actions will, in every instance, contribute to both causes, with good or evil being the beneficiary of a larger or better portion.”