“My Way and Your Way” by Shalini Narang

If I am wrong, does that make you right?
Between day and night,
There’s a period of twilight,
When dark merges with light.

Points of view are rarely white and black,
As perspective exist on myriad rack, 
Where facts and feelings stack.
Restricting to binary elements is a thinking lack,

Looking beyond obvious is essential,
Since growth happens beyond provincial,
And understanding the differential, 
Is vital to appreciate that varied viewpoints are beneficial.

Having opinions is easy,
Understanding makes many queasy.

Several paths can lead to a desired end,
People can prefer different bend,
Curved-straight, long-short, shaded-unshaded,
Let not one path make us jaded.

Copyright © 2023 Shalini Narang
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Shalini Kathuria Narang is a Silicon Valley based software professional and freelance journalist. She has reported for national and international newspapers, magazines and news sites. Her poems have been published in several anthologies including Starry Nights: poetry of Diaspora in Silicon Valley . She is a monthly contributor to Masticadores USA and has been published on Spillwords Press. Her blog site is:  Rhythm and Rhyme. She is originally from New Delhi and has settled in the Bay Area with her husband and two daughters for 25+ years.

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