The Enemy



Polarity is the enemy,
constantly tearing us apart.
It is the source of enmity,
thoughts of a mind without any heart.


ALL need a breath, ALL have one heart,
ALL have one death, together not apart.


The pathway to harmony,
if ALL care to take a look,
is respecting all you see,
as if behind the cover of your book.


ALL need a breath, ALL have one heart,
ALL have one death, together not apart.


ALL live, ALL die,
is heartbeat's song,
ALL laugh, ALL cry,
check in and sing along.


ALL need a breath, ALL have one heart,
ALL have one death, together not apart.


Tripling to 7 billion in just 70 years,
a huge challenge to ecology.
Will the resource price end in tears,
if me, me, me, what do you foresee?


ALL need a breath, ALL have one heart,
ALL have one death, together not apart.

About this poem

We all face the same challenges... together or apart... you decide. For more see https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Rhymes-Matter-Lockdown-Larcs/dp/B09VFYBKGQ

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Written on January 11, 2021

Submitted by on April 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abab BB acac BB dede BB xaxa BB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 791
Words 186
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2

Lockdown Larcs

Because too many David's around, a nickname of Larcs was found. He's not a wordsmith just an ordinary joe, see a reason and rhymes seem to flow. These things he couldn't see, until in lockdown twenty twenty. more…

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