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As answers timidly move in the light Question of morality I ask of myself more frequently Is my eagerness to abstain from activities of others truly virtuous? Or, am I merely lost in translation and its is really selfishness I practice rather than virtue? Am I hypocritical as I go forth preaching to those who revel in shadow? Am I unknowingly crowning myself king? Creating yet another man made god? Yet I am reassured My inadequacies demonstrate to me my powerless words No, I am no self proclaimed god No accidental hierarchy No dictatorial government Day by day I do not and can not offer anything I do not tempt with visions of pleasure All I do, all I give, all I open for public viewing is just this, A smile In hope that through ample, but temporary satisfactions Man has not lost his ability to empathize Feel my happiness See it through nothing but my smile Created through loving truly Acknowledging the small things And simply, living Here.
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May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013 at 10:58 AM UTC
Inadequacy
As answers timidly move in the light Question of morality I ask of myself more frequently Is my eagerness to abstain from activities of others truly virtuous? Or, am I merely lost in translation and its is really selfishness I practice rather than virtue? Am I hypocritical as I go forth preaching to those who revel in shadow? Am I unknowingly crowning myself king? Creating yet another man made god? Yet I am reassured My inadequacies demonstrate to me my powerless words No, I am no self proclaimed god No accidental hierarchy No dictatorial government Day by day I do not and can not offer anything I do not tempt with visions of pleasure All I do, all I give, all I open for public viewing is just this, A smile In hope that through ample, but temporary satisfactions Man has not lost his ability to empathize Feel my happiness See it through nothing but my smile Created through loving truly Acknowledging the small things And simply, living Here.
alice-burns
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May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013 at 10:58 AM UTC
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