What arrogance
What arrogance, to presume
that the virtue of others
is better understood and led
than the character of self.What arrogance, to say
that all are born evil,
when ’tis claimed that
a fanciful wraith is perfect.What arrogance, to pronounce
knowledge of the unknowable,
vision of the invisible,
comprehension of the incomprehensible.What arrogance, to exclaim
existence is worth less
than an illusory life
of which you only lust.What arrogance, to pretend
to know the whims of the universe.
And what foolishness to lay
supine and low before it.