sunlight and the shadow

Sunlight and the Shadow, two sworn enemies,
one won't be in the same place as the other,

but one cant be without the other either!

They fight along, making a beautiful scene,
below the great oak
with the breeze they move,
as do the leaves and the boughs.

On a late afternoon, as i lazily lay,
wondering why it is
with all great foes,
that one cant be along with the other,
while
they also cant be without each other?

no shadow without light, no meaning for light
without shadow
,no failure without success,

but just the same
success would mean nothing
had it not been for the fear of failure.
the doctors all despise disease,
but whats the need for a doctor

without the disease?

no one can die unless they have lived,
but what is life,
if it isn't defying death?

death failure,disease,shadow,
all giving meaning to their nemeses,
just as the opposites strive to destroy these.

it makes me wonder, if it's all a great stage,
enacting a script someone above made?

pairs of enemies,
made for the purpose,

one justifying the other,
and the other endeavouring to obleviate the other?
Man lives on, fighting his fears,
protecting his dears,

abusing fear, hoping it never gets near.
but when will he realise ,
he would never love his dears,

it it weren't for his fear?

no shadow without light, no wrong without right.

© Sireesh.Y ,2011