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A red dichotomy, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.

Fields of red
Color of passion
  Color of dread
Like love flowing
  Blood spilled
My appreciation, growing
  I turn in disgust
My heart rejoice'
  My soul shudders
For warmth fills its chambers
  As anger and rage flutters
As I imagine all the people
  Don't want to think about
Living peacefully, in harmony
  Lost souls lie slain by the wayside
What sweet symphony
  Songs of despair in the air
When all come together in cherished unity
  Moaning all those who were, now gone and faded
Fields of red, on a warm summer day of no regret
  Those fields of red, filled with anguish and fret

How do you feel, my friend, about such sight?
  But alas, who would really want to hear my plight?
I do, for love makes me care
  Please do, for I need to share
So let that which divides us now bind us
  For I wish that red would no more be my dread
Hence we shall converge
Upon the fields of red

© Thorsten Becker

Perception is something I think about quite often, the way I see the world is distinct from the way others perceive it. We all have our own unique point of view though we do share similar feelings and emotions. Our experiences make us who we are, be they good or bad. In order to get along and live together harmoniously we need to realize that how we perceive things is not universal. We must be able to change our perception and show compassion and understanding for the perception of those around us, which may differ quite a bit from ours. Something that may seem positive and good to us could stir very different emotions in someone else. There is a need to converge or else we'll divide.

Note: I wasn't sure how to visually convey the idea of the poem of two distinct characters reminiscing so I am adding this as a footnote. You can actually read each voice in the first paragraph as a separate poem until they converge in the end.

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