SŌKOKU (相剋)
a conflict between opposing or contradictory forces, each trying to overcome the other.
Anger kills Wisdom
Raging flames consume,
Mind’s voice lies silenced in ash,
Truth is buried deep.
Wisdom kills Anger
Truth dawns in silence,
Anger’s last scream fades to dust,
Alone in the dark.
Fear kills Freedom
Dark shadows wrap tight,
Wings are torn from battered dreams,
The void waits, patient.
Freedom kills Fear
Chains snap in shadows,
Fear’s hollow echo dies out,
Void accepts the soul.
Ego kills Love
The mirror’s cold glare,
Pride devours the fragile heart,
Nothing left but self.
Love kills Ego
Ego’s walls crumble,
Love tears through, then slips away,
Empty halls remain.
Jealousy kills Peace
A green storm descends,
Harmony’s corpse rots in gloom,
Silence suffocates.
Peace kills Jealousy
Jealousy withers,
Peace’s cold silence endures,
Isolation’s weight.
Doubt kills Faith
Dawn’s pale light grows dim,
Trust erodes into darkness,
Hope’s ghost lingers, thin.
Faith kills Doubt
Doubt’s faint whispers fade,
Faith’s last ember flickers out,
Solitude descends.