I Only Wrote

I watched and I saw How pride sat on their toes Since they were the learned All I knew was prose They came and they suffered And I only wrote I watched and i saw How they were united And I was alone They're strength was in numbers My weakness exposed Since I was the silent and only they spoke They had all the best words And I only wrote But self-righteous Masters they suffered and stuttered Still wise words they uttered And I only wondered How sacred were these simple souls? That goodness craved their muddy soles I watched them float And still I wrote Blissfully blinded and salted with pride I was the wretched and they were the wise I was the darkness and they were the light They walked with rightness And I never tried