Light and Darkness
by Michael Doyle

I approach my inner self with intimation
Looking for deeper thoughts of origination
So much of who I am comes from ancestral care
Then living life as bold as I might dare

Wheels spin inside on subjects of light and sight
Hoping enough vitality resides to get this right
Lashing out at times in this world's harshness
Living inside the thoughts of light and darkness

The truth of impractical hopes is their surprise
As I look at the world through your beauty and eyes
Self-examined I find that I again lack the mastery
To express myself through what passes for poetry

Indulging enough in failure to find some success
I put pen to paper as I struggle for my very best
Boundless feelings surge to stretch my imagination
And I find myself accepting I will never reach perfection

(c) August 28, 2024   Michael Doyle
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