Dichotomy of Humanity

Shen Ge
Dec 12, 2021

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Photo by WrongTog on Unsplash

Vaster than the world’s oceans,

A whirling hurricane of energy

Weaker than a boat tossed in the seas

Broken driftwood cast about with ease

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Drinking the cup of knowledge from ancestors

Yet by nature one of abject ignorance

Hope these eyes see with a hungry gaze

But despair is all the heart truly says

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More brilliant than Sirius the mind shines

Hidden is darkness darker than a black hole

Collecting time’s ephemeral strings bead by bead

Only to squander in sweet sin to plant evil’s seed

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Creator and destroyer

Created and destroyed

An epitome of opposites

We are eternities in transience

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Shen Ge

Aerospace engineer who enjoys Python, math, physics, space and poetry. Become a member and read all my work: https://medium.com/@shenge86/membership