Parallel Paths

You cannot escape the road you are on

The one to doom

And the one to God

Are the same path

You cannot escape the road you are on

For it leads to the inevitable

The Yang rises

The Yin Falls

Yet they are but one icon

Which shows us beautifully

Contradiction comes naturally

In Life’s many dichotomies

You can’t have one without the other

Though there is a line between them

But is it straight or is it curved?

Am I right or am I wrong?

Do our paths Converge

Or Diverge?

Will I die or am I everlasting?

In a word Yes

It is all happening

We are that Creation in Contradiction

Those at once dying

Are nonetheless with Soul Eternal

Shall we then mourn the body?

Or shout in Ecstasy for Spirit Everlasting?

In a word Yes

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