The Answer Is Always Ourselves

The Answer Is Always Ourselves

It is in our thoughts

That we find words

It is in words

That we find voice

It is in voice

That we find actions

It is in actions

That we find judgment

It is in judgment

That we find loss

It is in loss

That we find betrayal

It is in betrayal

That we find anger

It is in anger

That we find revenge

It is in revenge

That we find allies

It is in allies

That we find enemies

It is in enemies

That we find suffering

It is in suffering

That we find loneliness

It is in loneliness

That we find our mind

It is in our mind

That we find ourselves

It is in ourselves

That we find the hypocrite

 

 

Author's Note

This poem was published in my College Literary magazine, "The Quill," in the spring 2013 issue.

Reviews

[Listmaker]

I love this poem. I'm a fan of repetition when it is for a purpose. I like what to me was a surprise ending in that I thought it would have a happy ending and it turned out to have a reflective ending which may or may not lead to happiness. Make sense??? Anyway, great poem.

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you so much. I want my poetry to be reflective in some way.

[max_vonnegut]

The lines that felt like an absolute truth for me was the last one " It is in ourselves that we find the hypocrite".
Good job and thanks for sharing!

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you!