There’s all this talk of us
And themThose in the circle
And those deemed out
On the other side
The others
It seems most think
We are in direct competition
With these others
Trying to prove ourselves better
More worthy
Superior
Trying to prove that the group we belong to
Is the one we want to be part of
For we’d be stupid
To be part of the other
And though I am pulled into
The inner circles of many teams
I still feel to be on the outside
Of us
Because I don’t think
Those not here
Are a them
The others I beat down
Try to build myself up
By proving myself more worthy
Better
Superior to
Is me
Try to build myself up
while destroying myself
The only person on the planet
Whose value I doubt
Whose worth I question
Who I want to prove to be better than
Is me
I’m my own other
Which makes it impossible to win
Although
Perhaps
The wise thing
Would be to stop playing this crazy game
This seems like a wonderfully positivist approach to living. That if you are constantly trying to prove to yourself that you are worthy of being accepted by yourself, aren't you in a vicious cycle of bettering yourself? I mean, it could drive you crazy if you never ever stop for a second and have a "YAY ME!" party... and then get back on the merry-go-round... I think you're onto something here...
ReplyDeletealthough I tend to destroy myself rather than build up
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