having taken
the Hypocritic Oath,
i can easily prescribe
a treatment of behavior
for my neighbors,
yet proscribe
the same ethics
from my life;
the Hypocritic Oath,
i can easily prescribe
a treatment of behavior
for my neighbors,
yet proscribe
the same ethics
from my life;
switching sides
as easily as a
charlatan
changes his beliefs,
i can make reservations
for a pious table,
and gorge myself
at temptation's buffet;
building my image
as a purveyor of peace,
i can dissemble
with violent thoughts
and the WMDs of words;
please:
hold up that shiny coin
which bears my image
so I can see
who I really am,
and discover
whose I might be . . .
(c) 2008 Thom M. Shuman
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