Why all this emphasis
On Self-love?
Think it folly?
Narcissistic
Self-indulgence?
"New age" B.S.
Consider
When
All is
Said and done
"Friends," family, community
One way
or
Another
Will all disappear
Dare to question
Their tenets
Dogma
The group mind
Speak your mind
What is the truth
Of
Your experience
Presume
To exercise
Your freedom
To be
Yourself
Choose to focus
Your energy & resources
On your own life
Follow your
Own path
You will immediately know
The lash
of Social exile
To court
Authenticity & integrity
Is to invite
The crucifixion
By the collective
Make no mistake
They love your
Compliance
&
Acquiescence
Not you
They wear your silence
As the warm embrace
Of
Complicity
Not only
Will they not
Applaud
Your assertion
You will receive
A leper's welcome
All association
Will abruptly
&
Completely
Be severed
The gravitational pull
Of the collective
Will ensure
That no one
Will remain
By your side
"Maybe others - but not you...."
Your absence will scream the loudest
So you see
You're all you've got
In all the gaping maw
Of an infinite universe
Don't deceive yourself
About the illusory
Presence
Of anyone
Walking with you
No one
Will join you
In exile
Perhaps
Given this
You might consider
Fostering
A higher quality
Love
For yourself
And go about
Mustering
Whatever God
You can.....
R. O'Neill (June 07, 2018)
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