Remotely we stand
In opposite corners
Crossing our arms
With our backs turned away
Stubbornly we agree
There is no meeting place
Between us
Polar opposites
In my dark serious demeanor
My depth rivals the midnight sky
I have no use for your blinding light
And carefree optimism
Penetrating my drawn blinds
We live in a world of black and white
Either one or the other
A world of extremes
Two drastic choices
Peeking behind my shoulder
With surreptitious glances
Your enigma haunts me
Filling me with a curious longing
For the first time,
I discover a void of emptiness
Within me
Inching closer
We shake hands
And meet our shadow;
Our lost self
Hearts melting together
Between our two poles
A hidden world opens up
A colorful spectrum
of grays
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© February 2007
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A contest entry
- Black and white....................... by Starswhispers.
500 points, ended February 15, 2007, 20 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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A very clear and concise line you have drawn. Most eloquent in its presentation. Good Write dear poet!
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WE are able to change but oly if we are open to it..this is a great write....no black and white only the world of grays...what growth, what maturity...awesome job!
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A very interesting write I like the way you take the reader into a crescendo of a world of emotions, you have a very good word choice and a very logical thread.
A very enjoyable read. Thank you for entering my contest and good luck,
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daaang...this is a great commentary on the way we tend to treat anyone not the same as we are...it's dark and sad and yet hopeful at the same time. nice
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amazing potential; stellar poem
A very well thought out and constructed write. I love the intelligence I see crafted in these lines. The 'carefree optimism penetrating drawn blinds' is my favorite line. What a great metaphor you bring to light.
There is a definite high standard to all your poems.
It's a pleasure to read them. You could write for a career because I don't see any boundaries that can contain you.
Kj
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Only if I could...
follow the flow of your words, then maybe i could become the man I desire to be. I have extreme difficulty seeing the greys, between myself and another of opposite opinion.
Oh, your poem, magnificent.
Buddy
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This is awesome, a meeting of opposites, an attraction, magnetic pull, opening up one persons mind to fresh and bright idea's, learning we can change. Loved it.
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