by William Burkholder

Created on: April 22, 2008

Self Deception
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The ego lies
telling me that I am far greater than I am
The ego is greedy, nudging humility aside
standing high atop a self serving tower
looking down
creating a crystal blue world
that says;
"Look at me! I am all that, screw humility!"

I step back and away
from that dark view
for I am nothing in the larger terms of life and enlightenment.
I merely am.
My weak words
only lightly scratch the surface
of the deeper meanings of this life
I know nothing in the form of the true sub macro Mindset
My acts are that of the micro
ape like
instinct reacting to situations
I am no better than the next one in the cage
trapped by baggage, trapped by memory.
My lessons will not be the lesson of my neighbor
each to his own experiences and realizations
Self deception the weapon
that blinds us to the truth of things, the way of things
we are all good, all soulful, sanctified in each breath drawn
blessed to see with reassessments eyes
a slight flame, a flicker at the torch of enlightenment.

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