SMOKING MIRRORS
It must be exhausting
always being right
How are you able to
carry the weight of the world the way you do
I would show a bit
more respect
But disagree with
your arrogant attitude
Do you feel peace or
are you so consumed with hate
Buried so deep you
can't see who you are in the mirror
Blinded by a common
face
It is so easy to
point fingers
Even easier to judge
Pitching your stone
out your glass window
Until it crashes your
neighbor's glass walls
It is so easy to see someone
else's problems
Looking from the
outside in
Turn the mirror to
yourself
While it is still
smoking
Hide behind the dark
cloud
You may even get some
sympathy
Since my methods are
deemed unorthodox
Guess it never occurred
to you
You may be the one
that is wrong
Not sure why we can't
love one another
Forgive and forget
But we always prefer
living under the weight of hatred
Including myself
But today I decided
to get off the ride
My head was spinning
and making me sick
So instead I tried
being nice
Asked my enemy to
make a wish
It is not my fault
they wished ill will on mankind
Wait, my mistake, it
was only wished upon me
Self entitled greedy
little bastards
Always lurking in the
trees
Sorry you do not
dictate my moods
No matter how
childish you are allowed to be
Remember that smoking
mirror
The one you hide
behind
Well, simply because
I chose to close my eyes
Does not mean I am
blind
Does it make a bigger
person to stand your ground
While flexing your
muscles
I thought the meek
would inherit the earth
Not the tyrants and
devils
R. Hosking
© 2015
