good

good

A Poem by maya_online
"

there is no good

"
There is no good
in the world, 
there are only 
winners.

There is no saint
who will save your soul
and abhor the cruel
and evil
for your evil.

you win by winning,
not by being called
a winner.

and you lose because 
you lost,
not because you were
called a loser.

So there is no good 
in the world,
there is no righteous
no savior,
no God, 
no saint.

There is no young person on 
the side of the street
helping an old woman
pass by.

There is only you
and I
and who can live 
their life
better.

I want to be good, though.

I want to be a winner, too.

© 2025 maya_online


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maya_online
recently I've been thinking about living life from a new perspective, and to do that, I want to write more !

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Some apparent winners are actually losers within themselves.

Posted 1 Week Ago


Woah! Haven't seen you on here in a while and there is so much to dissect with this!

Your take on good and bad is different, you saying that there are only winners in the world is talking about how now it feels like we only live to self gratify.

"No saint who will abhor the cruel and the evil for your evil" I think with this line you were trying to say that we are all bad people, we pray to repent and say that we apologize, only to do it again to harm someone or something, and repent again, so this line is saying that there is no saint who will make you feel good about being evil to an evil person, that's like...beautiful.

" you win by winning, not by being called a winner, you lose because you lost, not because someone called you a loser" This is actually the best line i've ever read, it emphasizes the importance of actions and results over mere labels or titles. It suggests that true success comes from actually achieving victory through your efforts and abilities, not just being recognized or praised for it. Similarly, failure is determined by the outcome and the mistakes made, rather than how others perceive or label you. In essence, the saying emphasizes the significance of tangible accomplishments and losses rather than external validation or judgment. You're again talking about how we live to self gratify and for external validation from other people.

I like how you say "there is only you and I and who can live their life better" like even living is a competition for humans because we NEED to win.

Then you wrap it up by admitting that you DO want to be a good person, you want to be something undefinable and holy, but you also want to be a winner, this is you understanding that you live too self gratify as well, that you are exactly who you disdain, and that's beautiful.

Love seeing your writing as per usual, this was one of your shorter ones, but incredibly good.

Posted 1 Week Ago


maya_online

1 Week Ago

Wait do you secretly have my notebook because this is, bar for bar, exactly what I meant when writin.. read more

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Added on February 13, 2025
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