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The Inevitable Paradox
July 28, 2012
The warmest
Are also the coldest
The loving
Are
Most hateful
And
Passion is war
Nights are the
Brightest
Cannot love
Without pain
Cannot see
Without strain
Sight is loss
And
Holy is
Equal
To the ugliest
Joy brings
Sadness
Of
Inevitable
Imperfection
The one you cherish
Is the one
That
You ignore
The "favorite"
Is always alone
To get, you give
To live, you kill
The brain
Is
our guide
And our
Worst
Enemy
Sleep is
Rest-LESS
And
Within darkness
Lay the
Shiniest
© Carollynn G., Hawthorne, NY
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This article has 5 comments.
taylor1226 said...
on Sep. 2 2012 at 11:33 pm
very nice.One my my new favorite poems.:) check out my work if you can.
tinkerirock said...
on Sep. 1 2012 at 8:28 pm
wow, this is amazing! the structure's a bit new to me, but it was very interesting.
VyrenRolar PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 31 2012 at 7:51 pm
Well done. You see the truth that most people tend to miss.
Varlen-Byrd said...
on Aug. 29 2012 at 4:24 pm
the line i love most in this poem is "Joy brings the sadness of inevitable imperfection" i don't why but it kind of spoke to me. anyway keep up the good work.
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