A Dose of Paradox
They sit next to each other on the shelf
Salt and pepper
In the fridge, mustard and ketchup
Beer and wine
The opposites that don’t attract
But must live near each other
And often used together
Complementary colors on the wheel
Yellow and purple
Orange and blue
The colors of Christmas
And the Italian flag (add white)
Paradox is ecumenical
I guess I should say yin and yang
But it’s not a coin, you know
Two coins thrown into an ocean, more like
Love and death
Sex and abstinence
Not opposites, not really
Not two sides
Not life and death
But death and resurrection
They must be by each other
On the shelf
They must be used
Both and unevenly
There isn’t a good pattern that we see
Through our dark glasses
It’s ecumenical
It’s church
Folk who get together for no other reason
And often reason breaks it down
The Muslim and the Jew
The Christian and the Hindu
The Buddhist and the Taoist
Confucian and Shinto
All those who have a way
And have it rather exclusively
Thankfully, the broad shelf is there
The place for all things to dwell
In readiness
No one wins unless
All win
Respect is the spice
That will keep us at the table
Using everything we know
And not so much
Mister Marlow said restraint
And he was right
The horror was in letting go
Not knowing there are many directions in
Which to fall
Well, there it is
It’s Friday
For those who have one, the end of
The work week
It is finished
Let’s hope for restoration now
Before the work begins again
And those who work on weekends will
Have another day
See, the cycles do not hold
For all
And without doubt
Not in the same way
C L Couch
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