Falling can be beautiful
In rain, autumn leaves, snow
In love, I suppose
But falling can also be
Scary, destructive, ugly
Most things in life
Are that way
Dynamically opposite
Good, bad
Beautiful, ugly
Love, hate
And they are also
Frighteningly the same
What makes it so
The thought or the feeling
Can one exist without the other
Can we hold a thought
Without experiencing any feeling
Can we experience a feeling
Without having any thought
Can we love without hating
If there is no ugliness
How would we recognize beauty
Does good exist
Because evil fights to prevail
Is pondering such things
A waste of mind
Or a profound expenditure of time
E.A.Fussell
09.09.2020
E. A. Fussell 