Dichotomous, Duplicitous Man

Besides the hallowed covenant of The Way
 There is only one other univocal tenet I obey
  The human spirit is insuperable and indomitable
   Though it can wield an evil that is so abominable
   
Our essence is both distilled and defined
 By what I would collectively call "humankind"
  Despite war, disaster, catastrophe and disease
   We have a resplendent life hidden in the parentheses 

With ethnic cleansing, racial profiling, and hate
 We have solidarity and unbridled hope to syncopate
  Though the warts on the face of this cold, cruel earth
   Conspicuously present themselves amongst our glee and mirth

They can be overlooked to reveal a complexion 
 That represents the depth and breadth of our cross section
  As cliché as it sounds, good defeats evil in the end
   And we have infinite, exponential amounts of it to expend  

So call me quaint, trite, or even naïve
 Besides God, there is only one other thing I believe
  I am convinced that man is intrinsically honorable
   Despite also being innately intolerable

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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