Life as Metaphor

know the male
yet safeguard the female
and be a river gorge to the world.
as a river gorge to the world
you will not lose your real potency
and not losing your real potency
you return to the state of the newborn babe.

know the clean
yet safeguard the soiled
and be a valley to the world
as a valley to the world
your real potency will be ample
and with ample potency
you return to the state of unworked wood.

know the white
but safeguard the black
and be a model for the world
as a model for the world
your real potency will not be wanting
and with your potency not wanting
you return to the state of the limitless.