Objectivist Epistemology Followed correctly Ayn Rand on a grand stand Impressed the impressionable Idea far from noble Followed by people Survival the key Results there to see Applied to life Ladder to growth Ladder only a tool Ends up the fool Personal growth the motto Humans as steps Let the world beware Empathy and kindness rare Claiming victim Does not solve the problem Crucifixion complex and self pity Better if invited earlier To the gates of the Almighty