Found my way here from Benighted's piece inspired by yours.

I love lines that play with contrasting words. My recent, https://medium.com/channspirations/lifes-contradictions-and-paradoxes-8c99c537a3c0 starts with these two stanza:

Face fear with courage

Strength to be vulnerable

Embrace letting go

Accept unacceptable

Now need not last forever

Despairing with hope

Soft landing at rock bottom

Mindfully aware

Cautiously optimistic

Crooked direct paths to change