When the ego casts a shadow
You bask in the platitudes of self-reflection
With little discretion given
It only increases the self-deception
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DCG
When the ego casts a shadow
Month: August 2022
Care to make a wager?
Care to make a wager?
Anyway the wind blows
With no ties to the ground
That where your destiny goes
If you do something wrong
You can make it right
Better to be honest with yourself
Don’t give up the fight
Just when you think you are close
So close to reaching a goal
Life throws a curve ball
An unexpected variable takes its toll
Catalyst of change…self-indignation
Finding a better way
Learning a new method
Sick of having the same old day
We are creatures of habit
Problems in our conditioning are evidential
An alchemy in our behavior
That is truly consequential
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DCG
It is only I who must live in my skin
So many people
Go along to get along
Do they understand the implication?
Do they have a sense of wrong?
The social dynamic
Dead poets society
The boys walking in a circle
The axiom of propriety
If you are raised by the morally impoverished
And you see this first hand
You may question the world around you
To help you understand
Not all searches
Will provide the answers you seek
Yet only the prudent
Will provide the best critique
The complexities of human relationships
One ethic may not fit all
Only the deepest thinkers
Are likely to make this call
My individual journey
Is a personal relationship within
Tested relentlessly throughput my life
It is only I who must live in my skin
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DCG
The many ways we lie
Confabulation, miscalculation
In deceit we deceive
In the confidence man’s scheme
If gullible we believe
Distraction, retraction, hyperbole, guile
Dishonesty, distortion, evasion in exile
Falsehood, fiction, falsify, fib
Fraudulence, forgery, fabrication, fake
Just how many lies in this life will we make?
The many ways we lie
Countless exchanges
How many of us?
Should make some changes?
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DCG
We are agents of our destiny
Dealing with adversity
We have to play our hand
When do we fold?
When will we make a stand?
The development of our character
Is not readily given
It is forged through our trials
And for those who do not readily give in
Most parents want what is best for their children
Just how will they prepare?
What behaviors will they model?
Which stories will they share?
For events we cannot control
It may be time for a prayer
I’ve never loved anything more deeply
Than my children who are all now grown
I can only pray they remain safe
As I reach out now over the telephone
We are agents of our destiny
Do we manifest what is returned?
And if this is true
Than what have we earned?
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DCG
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