Light - show us what is and will always stay Shadow - illuminate what isn’t and might be Everything is the same, every day We are bound by rules, never free But shadow and light keep us sane In their glorious defiance of all We think is true, try to maintain Expand our minds, no longer small Shadow and light - a balancing act If they are too similar, then they Are too mundane, not abstract Defeats their purpose, in a way Think about this - Maybe the real alarm Lurks not in bliss Sadness, anger, or charm But in between the two Between shadow and sunlight A place that’s ignored, not new An undiscovered plight