Antonyms in Life

In this poignant verse Vatsala looks at the antonyms, the binaries of life, exclusively for Different Truths.

Good, bad
Happy, sad
Kind, mean
Humble, arrogant
Cruel, forgiving
Selfless, selfish

Respect, disrespect
Truth, lies
Honesty, dishonesty
Sincerity, betrayal
Frankness, hypocrisy
Friendship, foe-hood

prevail in
Life’s
actions
speech
mind

painting hearts
sunny blue
rainy grey

making us
wise
making us
blind.

©Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Pic from Net.

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Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Born in Mauritus, in1977, Vatsala Radhakeesoon has had a keen interest in poetry writing since a very young age. Her poems have been featured in local and international newspapers, magazines, journals and anthologies. Her first poetry book ‘When Solitude Speaks’ was published in 2013 on the approval of the Ministry of Arts and Culture (Mauritius). She is currently self-employed and continues to write poems in English, French, Kreol and Hindi.

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