It's myopic to claim
we are not all the same.
Distinction will always hold sway
if vanity's call
that our Self controls all
means ambition is chased every day.

This illusion of ' I '
distorts how we try
to see we are separate from all.
With a "we", there's a "them"
that's the Ego again
raising reasons for ultimate fall.

The "I" will remain empty inside,
inflated with pride,
forgiving not another or Self.
Inner growth raises need
to foster the real
perception of far greater wealth.

When Ego holds court
we are easily bought
and relinquish choices for good.
Learning how to let go
will inevitably show
in a freedom at last understood.