I do not know why, but I have almost always been interested in lightness versus darkness. It is a topic that always seem to make an appearance in my work. Maybe it fascinates me or is just something that always comes up. I almost always find ways to compare and contract them because they are so similar yet different at the same time (if that makes sense). People who know me so well know that I have nothing but light within me (hence why I smile a lot), but I (just like almost everybody else) have a dark side and have bad days. Some people come in versions of light and dark (like certain people represent darkness and others represent lightness). On the other hand, there are people who represent both.
I just wish that more people would realize there is a mix of both lightness and darkness in this world (and it always is not a bad thing). There is this quote by Madeleine L’Engle (who wrote “A Wrinkle In Time) that I absolutely love. She says that “Maybe have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light” and that is so absolutely true. You have to take whatever comes with the darkness and whatever comes with the lightness as well. You cannot always have one without the other. In those times of darkness do not be afraid to ask for help for you to pull yourself up. I also wish that people will show me the darkest parts of themselves because I am not always afraid of those parts of them (I am not that kind of person). I think it is raw and imperfect (to me that is perfectly okay).
So to my readers… I promise you that you are not the only one who deals with darkness because I know I have and other people have done the same as well. Do not be afraid to have a dark side (just as long as you know that you do not have to be there forever). Hang in there… We have all been there and there are certainly better days (hopefully filled with light and better things ahead). Fair warning, these poems are in terms of people and sometimes they come in forms of symbols. Enjoy!!!!!
The Lightness Vs. The Darkness
This guy right in front of me,
He just might be my future.
He’s the one that I’m supposed
To love, to marry, to have kids
With, and to grow old with.
We’re supposed to be happy.
To raise our kids, see them
Grow up and be grandparents
Together. We’re supposed to
Do all of those things together.
But what if everything changes?
How am I going to reassure
This perfect guy and myself that
Everything is going to be okay?
When I know that everything
That we planned might fall
Apart and slip right from our
Grasp. What if it’s him that
I fall in love with? What if
I’m lured away by that guy
In the corner. The guy
I would normally ignore
Because he’s too dark and
Unknown. He’s different than
My future because while my
Future pulls me into the light,
The other drags me away into
The darkness where there is
No light, not even a peak of
Sunlight. Maybe that’s where
I belong. Wherever he goes,
I follow and go along with him
Because even though he may
Not belong in my future, he’s
Still there, waiting for me.
Light and Dark
I can see the light behind your
Eyes and I can see the complete darkness
There too. I don’t want to you endure
Any pain. You should also feel the lightness.
It can either put you on your knees with
A prayer on your lips or leave you
Celebrating with the angels. You may wish
And hope that things don’t fall through,
But you may never know that the plans
Are. Sometimes there’s a beacon
Of hope. There might be hands
To give us help. Don’t let the demons
Frighten you. They have no hope.
They only want you to fall and feel heavy.
So while we’re given ways to cope
And deal with all, don’t let the hefty
Weights bring you down. The light
Is there to get you to a positive place.
You are strong enough to fight.
You know you can reach home base.
The cheers and good thoughts should
Propel you forward and lift you up.
There you should see the good.
Don’t let it all buildup.
You have a good heart
And you are kind. Don’t let the
World take it all apart.
You don’t deserve that. Never bet
Against the bad. You should be setting
And smashing your goals. There’s no logic
To being in a life stressing
Mess. There’s no need to suffer a psychotic
Breakdown. There’s no need to suffer
And pay for the dark night.
Be like the summer,
Bright and put on the light.
That smile should glow
And remind you of being positive.
This is your show.
Don’t dwell on the negative.
