Shadow Side

There is another side
The one we all try and hide
In truth
We know it is inside
The darkness
The endless pit
The emptiness
Filled only with loneliness
We know when we see it
Cause we know we shouldn’t
The kind of behavior we all despise
Until we realize
I am capable of that too
Everything in me
Is also in you
So the horror includes us too
Bombing women and children
Sex slavery
All abomination
All sin
We all hold the darkness within
We all have a shadow side
Yin’s opposite
Yang’s foolish pride
But if we all know hate
All can be prejudice
All can discriminate
We all can love
We all can be the light
That also dwells in all
That we all know when we see it
In laughter it is always present
In your embrace
I feel it
When people help out
And lend a hand
Or raise their voice and take a stand
We know love is true
I know it is in me
I know it is in you
So when we can decide what we do
When we choose
Who to be
And what we let others see
Let’s be love
So that that darker side
Can turn to the light
And the light side
Can be the one to brighten the night
Each side has a place
But on earth
Our job is to be safe
Live in love
And let go of our hate