We are not poor—

snatching at the crumbling goods

of barbaric societies.

 

We are not helpless—

mustering life-power from

dying bodies.

 

We are not unknown—

clambering for the stage

that collapses into dust.

 

We are not ashamed—

covering up the crash sites

of our faulty trust.

 

We are not desperate—

gobbling up depleted pleasures,

and throwing out our dignity.

 

We are not forgotten—

discarded at the expiration

of our utility.

 

We are not slaves—

crushed by ruthless masters,

abandoned to the pain.

 

We are not foolish—

investing our eternal souls

for momentary gain.

 

We are His.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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