Matt Caliri Poet Rhyme

To Which Image Should We Cling

The only image we cling to 
Should be the one in the mirror.
Of that I could not be surer.
Your idols will let you down in the end.
Jesus, Elvis, Lennon, and John Paul the Second,
Even Ghandi, Theresa, Keller, and MLK.
They're all built up into superheroes.
While the true color of their character,
Behind closed doors, may decay.

Look to yourself.
Go Emersonian.
Ego-less Egoism.
Resurrect the flag of 
Transcendentalism.

You are the bling.
Cling to what you sing.
Never stop your song.
Your truth is never wrong.

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Linda Alice Fowler April 28, 2024 at 6:29 AM A true egoist write Matt. Oneself is wholeness, all, inherent, sole. Aside from my own thoughts, it's a great poem, too! :) Matt Caliri April 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM Thanks, Linda! I don't mean to hate on great men and women, or half-gods, but clinging to something outside of ourselves feel fruitless somehow, in a very buddhist sense. This is not about "love thyself," but "know thyself," and more accurately, "find thyself." Thanks for listening to my mini sermon!