12-28 Poem by Erin Bryce

There is no God without the Devil,
There is not one without the other.
With no acceptance one gains no level.
There is no child without a mother.

Without evil there can be no good.
There is no day without the night.
This concept? Rarely understood.
But knowing the dark glorifies the light.

There is no Heaven without a Hell.
There is no up without a down.
Even wedding days echo brazen bells,
There is no smile without a frown.

You cannot win if you never lose.
There is no sunshine without the rain.
You’ve already decided if you do not choose.
There is no joy without the pain.

There is no good without the bad.
There is no comfort without the strife.
There is no happy without the sad,
And without Death— there is no life.