To be what I am and not be what I am not –
a challenging if not impossible effort.
The heart has feelings
and wants to be in relation –
a both–and condition,
it leads with submission.
The mind uses logic
and needs to be with science –
an either-or separation,
it transacts with reason.
To be what I am takes balance…
to not be what I am not lives in harmony.
Some treasure what they own
and measure the harvest –
right or wrong is determined by return…
on investment and sincerity.
Some cherish they can share
and flourish with cultivation –
they embrace with compassion and rest…
assured in mercy and love.
I am what I am here and now…
I am not what I am not again and again.
MaddogPoetry 