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Everything Has an Opposite
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Monday, April 27, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Everything Has an Opposite

by John Herlihy

 

Everything has an opposite

No matter how plainly we speak

My honest take

Must have a dishonest take

My sincere apology

Must have an insincere apology

Let me speak plainly

Suggests you could speak cloudily

If only you knew

Raises the specter of what you don’t know

I call it as it is

What about as it is not

I must confess

A whole lot you don’t confess

Under certain circumstances

Leaves room for no circumstances

I never assume

Until I do assume

In any case

Belies that one certain case

If truth to tell

Ya, what about lies that tell

Never forget to remember

Lest we remember to forget

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Thursday 12 March 2026


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on May 21, 2026
INDEED; YING AND YANG. THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE IS SUSTAINED BY NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ENERGY, CONSTANTLY. THERE SEEMS TO BE 'BEAUTY/PURPOSE' IN BOTH FOR HOW ONE DOES APPRECIATE THE SUCCULENT 'LIGHT' OF PEACE...POST THE HARSHNESS CLAMITY OF 'NIGHT'? 'FOR ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER...' THIS WE WOULD NEVER KNOW TO BE TRUE OR UNTRUE WITHOUT...OPPOSITES. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on April 28, 2026
A common theme for you. When I first took speech class, we were taught to learn how to argue against common accepted issues. There's always another side to an argument.

Better to argue with them formally, like a debate, rather than go to war over them.

Ron


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