Self-Centered

An alternative definition.

Despicable, demonic,
Downright disdain.
Passionless, platonic,
in communal domains.
Condemned to this nature
By epistemic claims
From the ivory tower where
The detached defame.

How dare you self-centeredly
Pursue your own name
When inward endeavors
Serve no greater gain.

Not in this country,
Not in this day,
Not when your questions
Will lead you astray
And the answers you'll find
Will reveal the decay,
Boys n' girls 'self-centeredness'
Is the word of the day
And it spells an intolerance
Of revolutionary ways.

Careful consideration,
Contemplation of content.
A reflection without lexicon,
A name's unnamed assent.
Free to be an ontology
Without theories of contempt,
A reality that centers me
Without the circumferent.

How dare you stain self-centeredness
With the dirt of modern war,
A pestilence that sprays from arms
Aiming at the core
Of each and every self center
Until centered selves are no more.

Not in this being,
Not in this life,
Not when i've vowed
My Self to this strife,
To battle the fringes
From this cipher
I fight,
To live all my days
Basking
In self-centered light.

Author's Note

Ideology is the belief that perspective is Truth - Karl Marx

Reviews

[Siddhartha]

Oh, the rhyme in here is brilliant.It bubbles throughout the piece. You have done a tremendous job in portraying a contrarian view. Reasonable self-interest is good, desirable even, for it exhorts us to better ourselves and go beyond our perceived limits. This poem reminded me of the book, The Fountainhead. Loved this as much as I loved that book though I believe some of the ideas therein are debatable.

Everyone is self-centered. It's just the radius that varies - Anonymous

[Clay Feet]

Beautiful depiction of shining sun within self
Admirable individuality
But not at the expense of another
It seems the heated core is selfish more
Than the night before
Baking in oppressive oven
Termed basking in self-centered light
Seemingly affright
Determined to fight
All days and nights alone
Alone shall always be
Friend

I immersed in your thought
Now assume selfish pose
You s**t
I s**t yet invite others to join
You wish to occupy the throne alone
So be it
dear
You bite the hand
That reaches to touch yours
You rip the heart from soul
Crying to beat in harmony
With you it is only you
You adore and only you
You will to adore you
Strong self you are
Needs be
I admire you
friend

Countess Katie
The tower
In my view

My heart shackled

Friend

[Ed Hart]

i tapped my foot in rhythm the whole way down