Integrity

Life is filled with challenges
To test the moral boundaries of
Honor and morality that
Stretch from here to there to where

The breakers of stability are
Cordoned from civility
And simple serendipity
Gives battle to despair.

And we are want to rise above
Temptation’s trap, to tug and shove
And distance us from those we love
Through avarice extreme.

While righteous indignation lopes
To muddle every dream and hope,
We learn that life’s kaleidoscope is
Seldom what it seems.

The rebel in me wants to fight
For every cause I know is right
Resisting evil with the might of
Even-handed truth.

With candor and sincerity
To reach beyond what needs to be and
Muster the integrity of
Tender unspoiled youth.

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