Selfish and Precious (a short poem, and lesson)

A vast landscape of scattered minds
Living in their own universes
With their self their self converses
Private sanctioned greed
A cave of lust and need

Life lived for oneself
A granule of truth and a mass of disdain
Delusions, Illusions, they gain
They favor the lies and the pain
The pleasure too

It's true, we're all the same
Some more than others
It's so easy to corrupt
One's brother, mother, and all the others
With financial gain, you gain nothing
Objects in your house, make your house so empty
The haven of self, your private death

short story *an example*

The business man, just got his promotion

Vice President, Co-Ceo

He thought of himself, day in and day out

It filled him with lust, corruption, and doubt

But he didn't hesitate to cheat on his wife

After all, he had to get ahead in life

Felt guilty, and ended the night

With a bullet to the brain, yes it left a stain

Grey matter splattered on the walls, decorating his new furnished living room

With all the pain and guilt brought on by years of self loathing and hate

His doom

That business man is me, that business man is you

We're all the same, in the sense that we can choose

*closing statement*

Give till it fucking hurts

Accept what others want to give

It might start feeling good after awhile

And when it does, you know you're changing for the better

The END