The Core of You
Just look hard into the core of you
if, for the luckless needy,
your masked generosity
springs from smug condescension
thinly disguising disdain;
if your act of charity
makes one feel like a beggar
and you glorify yourself,
cruelly rubbing it in;
if your seeming kindness flows
from a sense of proud power
that so aches to be flaunted
and gratefully acknowledged,
then, look hard into the core of you.
Copyright © Romeo Naces | Year Posted 2008
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