A Shady Truth To Me

God forbid we should draw inspiration From fellow neighbors who try to comply To better a craft, push beyond limitation Expanding the graveyards where sunsets die Envy runs rampant within the benign Sucking the life out of lessons to teach While sticking new frames on old designs They rant and rave, practice and preach And hide there faces while spitting in the wind Like not being able to face their fears Like false starts in rearward races begin Or crying in rainstorms to camouflage tears They stand for elite ones in business suites Forgetting of the ones down in the dirt While reaping rewards and picking the fruit Anchored in faith that contests such hurt Protesting the feelings that all of us know Unlabeled compliance humanely built Confessing true lies, while hoping to grow And cover with tree shade their feelings of guilt