Humility

Behind passive docility 
Is a layer of inner tranquility
Where the strength of resolve
Is the linchpin to solve
All the problems of modern civility.

The façade may be humble and shy
And the wherefore may exceed the why,
But the answers you seek, 
The timid and meek,
May be hard for the hordes to decry.

No one wants a braggart for friend,
But you don’t want to hurt or offend.
You hear with disjoint
Only up to a point,
But then turn a deaf ear in the end.

There is only so much one can take
When mucking the mire with a rake.
You try to hold back
When you’re under attack and
Stay calm for humility’s sake.

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