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Cultural Mores Mirror
as the political landscape changes
and new blood shows up the flaws
inherent in the collective psyche
so my ingrained prejudices bubbled to the surface
harming my interaction with my fellow man
disagreeing with my elders about ancient scripts
based upon oral traditions handed down
and embroidered upon to suit the occasion
holding a mirror up to my heart
I had to distil my own truth
when a nation sets itself up as the moral compass of all
it must ensure that it represents the best that mankind has to offer
compassion and empathy being the main ingredients
of a responsible code of conduct
guiding the hand of lawmakers and politicians
someone helped put a mirror up to my face
and I didn’t like what I saw one bit
blaming the cultural mores for my current stance
turning a blind eye to the injustices and the crime
I must first take the plank out of my own eye
Copyright ©
Suzette Richards
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