Continuum - Rabon Saip

[Larry Robinson]

Continuum  

I was deeply comforted by Jung’s statement
that: “Everything is defined by its opposite.” 
 
Thereafter I began to think
in terms of the continuum
that connects
opposing sides,
the soft grey running bears
between black/white battle lines.
 
They taught me that everything
is also contained within its opposite.
 
How could it be otherwise.
 
In old age the amygdalae shake hands
with the frontal lobes.
The oldest and youngest parts
of the human brain
finally realize
the true value of their relationship.
 
Together they blend
pattern recognition and raw emotion
into a savory complex
of fine spices
to enhance the grownup feast
of life and death
that awaits every old soul.
 
	- Rabon Saip