Human Nature

Monday, February 21, 2011

Human Nature

My name is Human
And I consider myself strong
Superior to all other living organisms
Rarely am I ever wrong

Year after year myself I still amaze
All things imaginable I somehow make
Into a reality that is only bound
By my brothers' and sisters' craze

With my two bare hands
I come, I see, eventually conquer I will
With or without reason
And sometimes just for the sake of the thrill

Buildings, books and even my offsprings too
A legacy centuries after centuries
I constantly produce
Just to remind to each and everyone of you

That my name is Human
And as strong as I consider myself to be
From the ages of simple hunters and gatherers to grand modernity
I still have yet to control the animal that dwells within me

I do what I want but seldom what I need
A social fiend innately cursed by my insatiable desires to seek
The praises and rewards
My fellow animals within this kingdom feed

I follow rules without cynicism
I follow dogmas without shame
Adhering to norms of complacency
In dire hopes of obtaining social fame

I take before I give
I speak before I think
So quick to accept the practicalities
Of this kingdom I choose to live

My rhetoric for change is powerful
But its realization weak
Discipline I ultimately lack
Until circumstances become too bleak

Does this make me wrong?
Does this make me right?
Living in accordance
To the animal I was chosen for this life

Should I constantly battle myself?
Or just let it free?
This overwhelming and perpetual, barbaric animal
That ultimately makes me, me.

-A12