Dark, Light, Dark

Life is light and dark
and everything in between.

There are no sides,
no absolute good or absolute evil.

Our superficial intolerance and hatred are
as damaging and unnecessary
as the invisible borders we have long drawn
between each other.

I've come to believe
that if  humans are meant to survive
we will
but not through might.

We will survive through
intelligence
and empathy,
generosity
and humility
compromise
and discussion
using the best of ourselves.

And if humans are not meant to survive?

I, for one, won't be all that  surprised.

The darkness has always been there,
inside us
around us
behind us
and we chose to embrace it
instead of each other.




4/27/2017