Darkness does not miss the Light when it is gone
there is no need for longing or searching
no need for regret
Madness does not miss Sanity when he is gone
there is no hero’s journey, no threshold to pass
no mastery of both worlds in store
what is Darkness, truly, but the absence of Light
what is Madness, truly, if not the absence of Sanity
and in absence, there is still the important reality of each factor having a place
zero holds no value
yet, it is a number
the beautiful thing about it all, this wild, savage dance of life, love, and loss
is that everything has a part to play
a placeholder, a reminder, a million memories, a tragedy
just as one side of the see-saw must fall for the other to rise
Darkness does not miss the Light when it is gone
it rises to claim the land, like a teen pressing his lips to the same straw of a crush
eager to be where his love is
eager to hold, to cherish, all that they share
Madness does not miss Sanity when he is gone
because he is always with her,
always the other side of the same coin
just as much her as she is, if not more so
and sometimes that has to be enough
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