Selfishness

Selfishness is a noose 
That you tie around your own neck
It is a key that locks doors 
That will never open again
It is a recipe for continual hunger
It is a road that leads to a dark
Lonely place from which one
Never returns
It is like a pot of water
On the stove that never boils
Selfishness bears no fruit
But it multiplies enmity
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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