Call for Poetry Submissions— Your Story of Yin and Yang
As the story goes — an old grandfather tells his grandson that there is a battle between two wolves within all humans. One is evil — representing anger, jealousy, resentment, ego. The other is Good — representing joy, peace, love, hope, kindness, and truth.
The boy asks, “well, which one wins?”
And the grandfather responds, “ The one you feed.”
But this battle isn’t as black and white as it seems.
We must learn to accept the darkness as part of ourselves as well.
We can’t push it away.
We must come to understand the darkness in order to manage stressful situations from a place of calm and higher knowledge.
PROMPTSo, what does the dark wolf look like in your mind’s eye?
What does it say?
Conversely, what does your light wolf look like in your mind’s eye?
What does it say?
Make them talk to each other and you’ll find out how you truly view your life story.
A few new rules:Keep your submission to ~ 350 words max.Format the poem as it is meant to be readFocus on clarity—make sure your piece has a clear premise and takeawaySame rules still apply:You can submit to this or ANY of our past writing prompts. Just scroll through our previous newsletters. They’ll be marked “Call for Submissions.”If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.If you’re not a writer for CRY but would like to submit to this or any other prompt, let us know and we’ll add you ASAP. Include your profile handle in your message or comment.Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.Please reach out if you have any questions at all. If you are new to Medium, here’s how you submit a draft to a publication.
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