There is earth within us
As we are within her
There is sky over us
As we are within him
There is water upon us
As we are within spirits
The truth grows from seed
As light feeds our leaves
We rest in darkness
As night feeds our dreams
We wake in silence
As thoughts fill our days
We think of others
As they search for us
The rain begins to fall
As we thirst for truth
Our limbs gain strength
As they fill with love
Our roots reach deeper
As they seek a source
Our skin grows thicker
As winds blow against us
The wind calls our names
As we begin to speak -
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Without one, there cannot be the other.
The continuity of Life
And the certainty of Death
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The stubbornness of Day
And the insistence of Night
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The universe of One
And the inevitability of Zero
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The enticement of Heat
And the invigoration of Cold
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The seduction of Up
And the sensuality of Down
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The comfort of Full
And the vastness of Empty
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The warmth of Here
And the security of There
Without one, there cannot be the other.
The touch of You
And the sensation of Me
Without one, there cannot be the other.
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The inner one asks to be heard
Her heart pumps life through the body
Her lungs breathe life into the body
Her mind imagines life outside the body
The body provides
Smooth muscles to lift water
Strong legs to walk the earth
Steady eyes to discern light
But a fearful creature hides
It builds barriers to deny nature
And erects walls to hide the body and mind
The outer one asks to be heard
His healing light points the way
His heavens call us with song
His darkness separates the worlds
The worlds provide
Warm spheres of life
Fiery suns to nurture us
Eternal spirits to move us
But an angry creature screams
It swears at the earth and sky
And commits violence upon itself
The whole one asks to be heard
To strengthen the eternal body
To walk from world to world
To care for the fearful and angry ones