Hypocrisy

The adulterous housewife
point fingers 
at the prostitute down the street

How sluggish is the tortoise 
said the snail
yet slow in her own little shell

The toad has no stool to offer
who preaches so?
The squatting jumping frog!

Devil on the pulpit 
preaching repentance
with an unrepented heart 

The log is in your eyes
let be my little sunshade glasses
you holy Pharisee
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August 20, 2021 at 10:21 AM
Sharp!
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