The Feeding of Light and in Darkness Plight

Feeding light a choice…

Light flickers,
encouraged by passing thoughts,
swollen to a glorious orb,
then a flame almost absorbed,
and as light pervades any space,
it by shadow’s whim restores,
form and any living trace,
within its outstretched arms forlorn.

Once ignited
light requires fuel,
as selfless acts and thoughts inspired
exact its intended rule,
yet selfish and malignant purpose
may rise up in darkness fold,
to shadow make any circumstance,
truth just hidden whole.

And in between, so life is lit,
variants too numerous to flip,
and some light is transparent,
some light muddied in conflict throws,
as two extremes of reality,
do struggle for supremacy with none opposed,
to vanquish the other and in strength resign,
to outlast and rule in time.

We are the composite,
the amalgamation of both,
and what rises to life is a choice, a scope,
for which we are responsible,
and for which consequences are paid,
the constant cycle of Karmic growth
or the higher selfless ascendant hope,
its ours to embrace and endure.

Tony DeLorger © 2017

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Tony DeLorger

Full time author, freelance writer, poet and blogger since 1999. Twenty one published works, past winner of 'Poet of the Year' on HubPages, 'Poem of the Year' on The Creative Exiles, writer for Allpoetry.com, Google+, tonydwtf.blogspot.com.au
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