To Thine Own Self...

There is a lesson in pain;
listen, lest you feel it again,
though sometimes your ears might strain
to hear the little voice inside your head
Choose the higher road instead
on the path to where you're being led
Beats the hell out of staying in bed
and letting the world pass you by
Not promising you won't cry
can't say if you might lie,
for from here i can't see your eyes
and that is always my gauge
For at what age will we realize
that the very things we despise in others
are reflections of ourselves
that we think are on grander scales?
So we rail against our own inequities
hoping one day the world may see
when in the end ithe answer is as easy as
know thyself...
    04-12-10