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
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”.