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Rungs Up a Sinking Ladder

By OnceUpon

Topics: Poetry Source: AllPoetry Original source

Lies is the best description, For there is no reasoning For fabricating half truths Into profiteering moves, And the people who believe Are still searching For a way to move on, To surpass the others. But do they really fulfil their hungry desires? Or do they stop halfway, Never to reach their own extremes Of self content. So now I ask myself, As I should really do, If my own behaviour mirrors that Of the people I denounce. But the question is not one I can answer, For my own bias will mislead me. And not being true to myself Is to be hypocritical, And I must never be that. Written February 2nd, 2002 © on Feb 02 2002 06:20 AM PST   0 • 9

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