Yin and yang.
Black and white.
Good and bad.
Both are essential.
The Tao commands that you embrace both.
For to have one, you must have the other.
You cannot eat a peach
without encountering a pit.
You cannot have a horse
without hooves.
You cannot have a book
without pages.
You cannot have life
without death.
Each complements the other,
and cannot exist separately.
To do good
you must also do bad.
To be pure
you must also be tarnished.
To be clear
you must also be clouded.
To be a hero,
you must also be a villain.
This is the legacy of the Tao.
I like the examples of "cant have something w/o complement". They give your story a nice visual. "To be a hero, you must also be a villain" makes me think about how that can apply to real-life situations. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe words you use when showing the examples that balance each other out are really good. I can clearly imagine what you are trying to convey, and it makes the reader want to continue reading into your third stanza. The third stanza is also really good, and I really like the way you formatted it.
ReplyDeleteI like the comparisons you made between the two opposites. I also like how you explain what you must be in order to be something else (if that made sense).
ReplyDeleteI like how you created so many accurate metaphors to the main idea that you are buolding
ReplyDeleteYou described the Tao very clearly, which makes this a strong poem.
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