Greed
What compassion does man show for his brother?
If done for himself, then he does not give to another!
Should not it always be done from the heart?
Given freely from the soul at the very start?
How obstinate is he that does not budge
For the good of the others, shall we judge?
How foolish is he, who does not act
Out of goodness and kindness and seldom with tact?
This, I say, is the reason for war,
For hatred, for ignorance and maybe some more.
It is greed! It is greed, which overruns the heart.
It is greed that in fact, tears us apart.
When wanting the immediate satisfaction,
Greed, itself causes reaction.
As we must all work to destroy the bad seed,
Then we must all tire to eliminate greed!
Copyright © Michael Degenhardt | Year Posted 2008
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