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Only Human

I will confess my sins to you,
My lies, my sold out soul,
I do this with no shame now,
My imperfections make me whole.

I worry about the planet,
About the state the world is in,
Yet my recycling container,
Still holds far less than my bin.

I despair of celebrity culture,
For those who dream only of fame,
Yet I buy magazines with no IQ,
And know all about each new name.

My politics aren't quite as liberal,
As my ideals insist they should be,
I rage about globalisation,
But still buy a cheap brand of coffee.

What can I say? I'm not perfect,
But I'm no devil, of that I am sure,
My hypocrisies stem from my life see,
We're all of us guilty of more.

Whilst I don't peel the labels off bottles,
To recycle and save the whole world,
I don't drive, I don't fly, re-use carrier bags,
Still my guilt is quite huge, its absurd.

I consider beauty as intrinsic,
A light that shines out from the soul,
Yet I wonder if he thinks I'm pretty,
Invest in potions to make me feel whole.

I laugh at the size zero onslaught,
Whilst holding my stomach in tight,
Claim I don't care about such things,
Yet call me fat, and I won't sleep at night.

I'm not a believer in God,
I don't believe in Heaven or Hell,
But it times of distress or great worry,
I admit that in prayer I excell.

I refuse to feel badly for these things,
I'm just me, warts and all, no superman,
Just a soul trying hard to survive here,
Don't like it? So what, I'm only human.

So shoot me.

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  • Jonathan Norman
    October 7, 2008

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    I hate to say it

    But being only human is a poor excuse. i don't want to step on toes but you realy shouldn't lump yourself in with a mob. Put an a inbetween only and human, and realy think about it.


  • sullivanthepoet
    January 20, 2008
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    I LOVE the gentle unpretentious style and the unassuming naievety of this piece - LOVE IT!


  • AceOSpades
    January 6, 2008

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    The last line or two of each stanza is enough to stop ANYONE from turning away in the middle of this poem... And the rhyme is nice in that it is almost unnoticeable. I like the first two stanzas the most ... great work.


  • Legend silver member
    December 5, 2007

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    Seems like your trolley is much the same as mine Filled with good intentions but short on actions I enjoyed this one very much Good luck in the contest

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