Ego, the greatest enemy I’ve ever had in my life.
It blinds me with false evaluations
and makes me act in ways
that are not in my best interest.
Simple and solid are best
unless the ego says ‘bigger and better’
The same competitive profit motive one upmanship
that I mock in so many ways
lives at the bottom of my ego.
Bitter taste when my eyes see clear for a moment
I must have risen to my peter principle level
I seem to be so blinded by the bullshit.
How can I guard against this insidious love killer?
I remember a time, but I’m not sure how,
when I used to be mostly free
but, somehow, my own advancement’s success
sucked me back in … insidious ego
All I see is a wasteland of people, just like me
bound by the mirrors in their hands
unable to let free the love
they could give for free.
gallagher
16 september 78
— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
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