The Colours of a Man

How is one to define the selfish tendency of man?

Through the morales of his actions,

Or through the quality of his word,

It is said actions speak louder than speech itself,

Yet through the affinity of words,

Man can create colours that the actions cannot. 

To define the colours of a man,

We must study the fragments of his mind,

For only when we understand the logic of his thoughts,

Would we understand choices behind his actions,

And the reason behind the words,

For these would make the colour of the man.  

For if I were to dance beneath the canvas,

It is not I who owns the moment,

It is the moment that owns me,

For I am not man of vanity or self admiration,

Yet to say I am man of modesty and humility,

Would be speech of vanity itself.

Reviews

[Moniba]

You're a fascinating writer. This is my favourite poem by you uptil ;)

[Kaylor Mason]

That's very true--that last part. Usually the best thing to do about that is to just keep silent. I've always believed that action is character--what you do, quietly when you're alone, and how you do it; these determine who and what you are. (That's what I believe, anyway)

[not here]

A very philosophical piece, Forgotten.
You seem to make a very open-shut case for the subject you've chosen to write about,..which can make it difficult for the reader (me) to get inside. Looking through the glass door, however, wasn't bad either.
Thanks for sharing.

[devon]

Holy cow! You are so talented!

I always enjoy your writing, dear.

[∠( ᐛ 」..]

*mindblown* wow... just ..... wow
When I read the first line, I seriously lost my words.
thanks for sharing.
100/100

[Hamza]

speechless ..
and i swear i am ..

and this line :
"It is not I who owns the moment,
It is the moment that owns me,"
you put forth your point so well man .. great piece ..

[:-)]

This was beautiful. I honestly don't know any other way to describe this without sounding cheesy. The flow was really great and the world were amazingly powerful.

Criticism: third stanza, "was" should be changed to "we're," and there's an extra 's' on cavans. Second stanza, I would recommend changing the second "mind" to something else; it's too repetitive.

Great job with this, I really loved it.

[Forgotten]

Thanks for the great review :) and I agree about the second stanza, I have been thinking about it :)

[:-)]

My pleasure. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

"We must study the fragments of his mind,
For only when we understand the logic of his mind,
Would we understand choices behind his actions,
And the reason behind the words,
For these would make the colour of the man. "
A wise person seek knowledge before making opinions about another. A powerful poem my Poet friend. Open the door to a good conversation. I like the question at the end of the excellent poem.
Coyote

[For Worse]

This has to be the best poem I've read. I absolutely adore this! Fantastic work, really. I am most impressed! For the sake of my sanity, keep writing, because I will definitely be reading.

[Forgotten]

Thank you for the great review, it's always nice to hear that others are enjoying my writing :)

[For Worse]

You are very welcome!