The In-Between

I follow dreams

You follow rules

I traveled places

You stayed in school

I live on impulse, throb and breathe emotions

You care for objects, and live in slow motion

I am made of passion, destruction, and desire

A war, a bomb, an undying fire

I’m different, dangerous, and quite odd

You are made of order, conformity, rules

A courtroom, a statue, a blind fool

You’re molded, unnoticeable, and bow to neon gods

I battle

You sleep

Yet we both

Face defeat

It’s unfortunate

We have no in-between

We are two sides of a coin

Heads and tails

We follow different paths

And both seem to fail

I listen to no one

You listen to all

But without an inner balance

We’re both our own downfall

I cannot stop

You cannot start

I have no brain

You have no heart

Balance Video

This poem is a rhymed poem by Logan Willis, and it demonstrates the need for balance when it comes to societal beliefs, and the lack many have. He answers the inquiry question “when is it acceptable to challenge the views of society?” by showing it is acceptable when you understand the need for balance and are prepared to exercise that need. If you never question, you’ll be the person referred to as “you”, and if you question all the time and too much, you’ll be the person referred to as “I”.