Gypsy
The sadness of the dance
Between two opposites
The sadness of the work
Involved
No metaphors needed
Male and Female
Strong and weak
Yin and Yang
No metaphors needed
Because this is all
Delusion
And comfort food
Combined
Though the combination
Is a hopeful thing
A blessed thing
A dove sent
A plant thrusting upward
To the sun
From within desert sand
From within
Once barren minds
The act of combination
An act of liberation
Or may be
If we cross over
—by Douglas Pinson
Blood and Sand