Bridge Builder
Bridge-builder I am
between the holy and the damned
between the bitter and the sweet
between chaff and the wheat
Bridge-builder I am
between the goat and the lamb
between the sermon and the sin
between the princess and Rumpelstiltskin
Bridge-builder I am
between the yoni and the lingam
between the darkness and the light
between the left hand and the right
Bridge-builder I am
between the storm and the calm
between the nightmare and the sleeper
between the cradle and the reaper
Bridge-builder I am
between the hex and the hexagram
between the chalice and the cauldron
between the gospel and the Gorgon
Bridge-builder I am
between the serpent and the wand
between the hunter and the hare
between the curse and the prayer
Bridge-builder I am
between the hanger and the hanged
between the water and the wine
between the pearls and the swine
Bridge-builder I am
between the beast and the human
for who can stop the dance
of eternal balance?
by John Agard
from Poetry Archive
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