The shadow of everyday life

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَة اللهِ وَبَرَكَا تُهُ

I am a living embodiment of contradictions. 

I treasure books but I don't read. 

I know time's precious but I often waste it.

I love flowers and greenery but I don't do my part to save it.

I expect trust but I do not give it freely.

I value freedom but I shove myself into a prison.

I hear but I do not listen.

I hear but I do not heed.

I see but I do not believe.

I believe but I lack faith.

I smile but only rarely.

I laugh but only on the outside.

Inside, I cry and weep.

I give with the notion of taking.

I build so that I can one day break.

I say but I rarely do.

I talk but I rarely speak.

I wonder but I do not think.

I yearn for the sun but stay in the shade.

I care but only for myself.

I am man.

And that is (some of) my shadow sides.

-16/4/14-

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