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Character Flaws by Lelia Thomas

Do you remember when you were a child,
An innocent who at simple pleasures smiled?
Oh, but now you are a man full grown,
Hardened and burdened by what the world has shown.
At night you wonder who has taken the better course in life—
The haughty rich man or the one struggling in strife.
But the answer matters not,
For at the end of life all must cast their lot
In life, in death,
In one final breath.

So tell me; what are your dreams of—
Demons below or angels above?
Have you sealed your fate
With a gentle spirit or Darkest Angel’s hate?
Slow your heart of its ire
Put a salve on the burning fire
You know there is judgment in the days to come
Take this chance to alter what you have become
Toss aside your greed and self-gain
You know, you see, it is all so vain.

Do you remember when you were a child,
An innocent who at simple pleasures smiled?
Oh, but now you are a man full grown,
Hardened and burdened by what the world has shown.
You know these flaws cannot be denied,
For within you, guilt-festering, they reside
Can you mend the past? Can you go back?
Can you hide the truth beneath a shade of black?
Is that youthful face buried beneath your skin?
Come now, cast aside the past, begin again.

A new dawn has come, unlike the rest,
Holy and singular, sacredly blessed
On this day, you are made afresh
A spirit of creation before a man of flesh.
The old is gone; you are more than you seem
You return my stare—alive—you are no dream
There is peace now to replace the scorn
A soothing of old wrongs, a new man born
And I no longer hate you or feel that utter shame,
Which is right, for you and I, we share the same name.

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Written in 2001. If only we could love ourselves as did when we were children. Learn to laugh and accept.